Technology & Science
Dec. 8, 2009
Court Rules Against Patent Trolls
A federal appeals court ruled Friday that patent holding companies cannot avoid being sued by corporations even if they craft letters that do not explicitly threaten a patent infringement lawsuit of their own.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A federal appeals court ruled Friday that patent holding companies cannot avoid being sued by corporations even if they craft letters that do not explicitly threaten a patent infringement lawsuit of their own.
The ruling by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said Hewlett-Packard Co. is entitled to file a complaint seeking declaratory relief from a claim by a pa...
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