EinatYahavAnother “patent troll” defeated by Cloudflare and its army of bounty seekers
girlfreddyPatent trolls rank right up there with private equity firms that own massive amounts of housing. Scum of the earth right here.
gullibleIf they exclusively targeted larger companies, they’d be fine with me. Generally, the way they operate is to first strike smaller, more vulnerable companies to build their case before suing a larger one. Patent reform can’t come soon enough.
FischPatent and copyright law both need major reforms
I had no idea Cloudflare was combating parent trolls!
I’m glad somebody stepped up after Lee Cheng left Newegg.
FlumPHPNewEgg is such a shell of its former self. They went from fighting patent trolls to platforming scammers.
It seems like as soon as a web store makes the move to being a marketplace where you have no idea who you’re actually buying from, it all goes to shit.
Yeah, I hate it when they troll their kids!
To clarify, they’re not going after patent trolls afaik, just going to court when they’re targeted by them (instead of forking up a payment to the patent troll company to avoid that). Iirc, the last patent troll they took to court ended up collapsing and isn’t operating anymore.
Yes, that was Blackbird Technologies in 2019 (it’s mentioned in the article).
Every time a court finds that the USPTO has issued an invalid patent, they should be given a sizable fine. The patent system won’t work as long as the USPTO has an incentive to turn a blind eye to shit patents.
Not a fine, they should pay the legal costs of the business that successfully defended and invalidated it.
Even better. Or maybe both.
JaysynI do not want my taxes further enriching patent hoarders, thanks.
Don’t punish the taxpayer, punish the troll.
Requiring a government agency to pay a penalty will only ensure the agency will work with less efficiency. In turn, ineffective agencies are further criticized and will become a target for privatization, which only ever serves special interests and those with means.
Put an end to this one and for all. Pass a law that requires any entity which files suit on the basis of being a parent holder must show that they use the patent to earn income from sales that are proven to be independent from them and their officers. If the suit is only being filed for easy money, they should be fined heavily.
The patent holder should receive the large fine. Then the patent lawyers filing will have a duty of care to prevent frivolous patents for their clients, or risk malpractice suits for allowing shit patents.