If you get sued, you should be able to figure out who sued you. Remarkably, though, people and companies who are accused of patent infringement in federal court often have no idea who is truly behind the lawsuit. Patent trolls,… Read More ›
Tag Archive for ‘Patent Trolls’
Victory! Court Unseals Records Showing Patent Troll’s Shakedown Efforts
EFF has prevailed in a years-long effort to make public a series of court records that show how a notorious patent troll, Uniloc, uses litigation threats to extracts payments from a variety of businesses. Uniloc earlier this month complied with… Read More ›
New Bill Would Bring Back Terrible Software and Genetic Patents
A recently introduced patent bill would authorize patents on abstract ideas just for including computer jargon, and would even legalize the patenting of human genes. The “Patent Eligibility Restoration Act,” sponsored by Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), explicitly overrides some of… Read More ›
EFF Asks Federal Appellate Court to Re-hear Important Patent Transparency Case
After pushing for more than three years to access court records in a lawsuit brought by a notorious patent troll, Uniloc, against Apple, EFF is challenging a federal appellate court’s decision that imperils the public’s ability to understand what happens… Read More ›
The Federal Circuit Helps a Patent Troll Block Public Access to Court Records
For more than three years, EFF has been fighting for public access to court records in a patent case between Uniloc, one of the world’s most prolific patent trolls, and Apple, one of the world’s biggest tech companies. The district… Read More ›
Podcast Episode: Saving Podcasts from a Patent Troll
Podcast Episode 110 Imagine getting a letter in the mail—and then another, and then another—telling you that if you don’t pay $25,000 to a company you’ve never heard of, you’ll have to shut down the small business that you’ve worked… Read More ›
Fighting For A More Open, Balanced Patent System: 2021 in Review
At EFF, we’ve always stood up for the freedom to tinker and innovate. Unfortunately, our patent system doesn’t promote those freedoms. In some areas, like software, it’s causing much more harm than good. And the system is rife with patent… Read More ›
Our Patent Review System is Ten Years Old. It’s Time to Make It Stronger.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) grants more than 300,000 patents each year. Some of those patent grants represent genuine new inventions, but many of them don’t. On average, patent examiners have about 18 hours to spend on each… Read More ›
The Public Should Know Who Profits From Patent Troll Lawsuits
It’s often impossible to find out who owns a United States patent. Even people who get sued over patents often can’t figure out who is demanding money from them. That’s even more true when the lawsuit comes from a patent… Read More ›
Washington State Has Sued a Patent Troll For Violating Consumer Protection Laws
Landmark Technology, a patent troll that has spent 20 years threatening and suing small businesses over bogus patents, and received EFF’s Stupid Patent of the Month award in 2019, has been sued by the State of Washington. Washington Attorney General… Read More ›