Henry Yuen quickly earned a reputation as a ruthless competitor because of his litigious
business strategy. So ruthless, in fact, that certain of his rivals referred to him as
a “patent terrorist.” During an interview with Business Week, an executive in the cable
TV industry, who asked to remain anonymous, candidly admitted that, “[h]e scares
the hell out of us.”1 Yuen defended his aggressive legal tactics and insisted that they
were not improper or unethical. “I am no terrorist. A terrorist is someone who breaks
the law. I am only doing what the U.S. Congress and patent law allow.