Open-source software — heck, all software — has been plagued by patent trolls for decades. The Open Invention Network (OIN), the largest patent non-aggression community in history, is now expanding …
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A new study released today confirms that lawsuits are increasing … “Small firms are encouraged to divert investment from genuine invention toward simply obtaining broad and vague patents that might one day lead to a credible, if weak, lawsuit …
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Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
“Defensive Patent License” created to protect innovators from trolls — The first rule of Patent Club is you do not sue members of Patent Club. — Defensive Patent License — A couple of months ago, Twitter made a pledge that’s heartening to anyone sick of patent lawsuits.