MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL Hedge fund manager James Altucher has made something of a name for himself after siding with a patent troll named Vringo (VRNG) (NYSEAMEX:VRNG) that is suing Google (GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOG) for infringing on patented search technology originally acquired from Lycos. Year to date the small company has rallied over 350% on anticipation of a large settlement from Google. The progression of the trial in favor of Altucher's stock pick Vringo has brought investor interest back to an often overlooked area for investment: high-stakes patent litigation. Last week for example shares of Document Security Systems (DSS) (NYSE:DSS) rallied after it announced a ...