Intellectual Property
Jan. 10, 2015
Patent trolls and preemption
Imagine your surprise if, in today's mail, you received a letter saying it's illegal for you to use your office scanner. Or to access the Internet. Or to use a fan. Seems unlikely, right? Not necessarily. By Paul R. Gugliuzza
Imagine your surprise if, in today's mail, you received a letter saying it's illegal for you to use your office scanner. Or to access the Internet. Or to use a fan. Seems unlikely, right? Not necessarily. Beginning in 2011, a company called Innovatio IP Ventures sent letters to over 8,000 businesses throughout the United States, including bakeries, hotels and restaurants, claiming those businesses infringed its patents by providing c...
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