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Amazon envisions pairing toxic gamers with other toxic gamers in a new patent filing

Amazon's got a brilliant idea for policing toxic gamers: Pair them with other toxic gamers, separat…

Ben Gilbert   


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Nike slammed as 'dictatorial' and called a 'trademark troll' as legal battle with streetwear brand heats up

In a countersuit filed this week, the streetwear brand Kool Kiy said it wants four Nike trademarks …

Matthew Kish   


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Tyme Technologies skyrockets 120% after securing new patent claims for Covid-19 infection fighting technology

The clinical-stage biotech company secured additional patent claims for its TYME-19 technology targ…

Will Daniel   


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Big Tech giants Apple and Google are losing legal battles over patents amid a recent litigation surge, risking hundreds of millions in potential costs

Patent lawsuits increased for the first time since 2015 during the pandemic - In 2020, Google faced…

Hannah Towey   


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Watch John Oliver make fun of patent trolls on 'Last Week Tonight'

"Most of these companies don't produce anything, they just shake down anyone who does, so calling t…

Steven Tweedie   


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Apple Loses A Fight Against Patent Trolls

The American executive offered a package of measures including increased transparency as to who own…

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Patently Unfair: Why The Senate Must Act to Club the Trolls

As Members of Congress from New York's Eighth District and the Twenty-Seventh District of Texas, we…

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Obama Calls Patent Trolls Extortionists Who 'Hijack' People's Ideas

The America Invents Act that Obama signed in 2011 aimed to cut down on costly patent litigation, bu…

Erin Fuchs   


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Why East Texas Is Still The Sweetest Destination For 'Patent Trolls'

While fewer cases have been filed in East Texas because of patent reform, a new report by law firm …

Rebecca Baird-Remba   


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A Startup Founder Who Sold His Company To Google For Billions Of Dollars Is Determined To Kill The Patent 'Trolls'

But the company is currently being sued by a so-called patent "troll" regarding a patent that, O’Co…

Megan Rose Dickey   


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Boston University Accuses Apple Of Ripping Off A Professor's Patented Technology

According to the Herald, the suit alleges that computer engineering professor Theodore D. Moustakas…

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Google Says 'Asymmetric Warfare' Against 'Trolls' Costs $30 Billion A Year

Their latest tactic is "asymmetric warfare," in which a company that possesses legitimate patents m…

Jim Edwards   


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This Man Is Either The World's Biggest Patent Troll Or A Champion Of Innovation

With his pink cheeks, curly blond hair, and jovial manner, he can seem almost cherubic. But not eve…

Erin Fuchs   


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ACTIVISTS: A 'Patent Troll' Is Trying To Destroy All Podcasts

"Of course, as with most software patents, this one fails to explain how that 'apparatus' would act…

Erin Fuchs   


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Apple is reportedly closing its two stores in patent-litigation haven Eastern Texas for a brilliant reason

But in May 2017, the United States Supreme Court struck a blow to patent trolls by ruling that infr…

Julie Bort   


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A fintech has teamed up with a patent millionaire to help Wall Street own a slice of a company's most valuable inventions

It will help to raise financing from accredited investors, issue the token as a registered broker-d…

Dan DeFrancesco   


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The 20 Most Innovative Cities In The US

Increasingly, inventions are concentrated around unique institutions, unique companies, and unique …

Max Nisen   


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If The Apple Patent Is The Real Reason GoPro Is Crashing, Then Investors Are Being Dumb

Patents are usually nothing more than pieces of paper until there's a battle with another company. …

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The Supreme Court just shot down Cisco's really weird defense in a $64 million patent case

So-called "patent trolls" are a big problem for big tech companies. That's why a consortium of tech…

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Jack Dorsey plans to help bitcoin developers fight off lawsuits by setting up a defense fund

The fund's first case is 16 developers being sued by Craig Wright, who claims to be bitcoin creator…

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