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Starbucks' 'Patent Troll' Suit Is Unwarranted, Irish Cos. Say
16 Dec 2025 03:24 GMT
By Ben Adlin ( December 15, 2025, 8:30 PM EST) -- Two Irish companies that hold and license technology patents on Monday asked a federal court in Seattle to throw out Starbucks' lawsuit accusing them of bringing bad-faith intellectual property claims …
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Beyond Boilerplate- Making IP Warranties Work in Tech Transactions
17 Dec 2025 04:13 GMT
… , but what if some random patent troll sent a demand letter two …
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Valve Suggests AI Created Quotes, Cases In Patent 'Troll' Feud
13 Nov 2025 00:55 GMT
By Adam Lidgett ( November 12, 2025, 7:24 PM EST) -- Video game company Valve Corp. has told a Washington federal court that a patent licensing company's filings seeking to exclude Valve's experts contained quotes and case citations that were …
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Fed. Circ. Scrutinizes Idaho's 'Patent Troll' Bond Law
11 Nov 2025 01:32 GMT
By Theresa Schliep ( November 10, 2025, 6:42 PM EST) -- A Federal Circuit panel grappled Monday with a company's challenge to a lower court order requiring the company to post an $8 million bond under an Idaho state law discouraging "bad faith…
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Valve Wants Sanctions In 'Patent Troll' Suit In Wash.
01 Nov 2025 17:14 GMT
… in a lawsuit over alleged patent trolling, saying he hasn't …
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MediaTek seeks dismissal of monopoly suit over “patent troll” claims
25 Oct 2025 00:32 GMT
… allegations that it hired a “patent troll” to maintain its monopoly over …
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Patent troll wins Bitcoin logo trademark, now claims online copyright infringement
21 Oct 2025 05:47 GMT
A Spain trademark registration for the Bitcoin logo is prompting removal of merchandise on Amazon and Etsy, creating immediate friction for sellers as platforms enforce against listings worldwide on the strength of a single national filing.
Per the WIPO …
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House gives initial approval to bill targeting patent trolls
19 Aug 2025 15:52 GMT
… financial insulation from so-called patent trolls under a measure that previously … entities (NPEs), also known as patent trolls. The association represents more than … 30 states have laws addressing patent trolls, Mass Bankers said. Vermont passed …
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The Trolls Are Coming: Defending Bitcoin Mining from Patent Trolls
19 Jun 2025 02:16 GMT
… (Some considered MARA an original patent troll itself and thus have expressed … developed several tactics to combat patent trolls. Key strategies include challenging … alliances contribute to defending against patent trolls:
Crowdsourced Prior Art Searches: …
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Patent ‘trolls’ come for Canva as it prepares for share sales
22 Jun 2025 11:08 GMT
Canva is being targeted by a Canadian serial litigant alleging the Australian design software giant has stolen its patents for an artificial intelligence voice generator that is now integrated into its platform.
Cedar Lane Technologies has made similar …