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Vermont Becomes First State to File 'Patent Troll' Suit

Vermont has become the first state in the nation to file a so-called "patent troll" lawsuit, taking action against a company claiming patents to technology that attaches scanned documents to emails over company computer networks.

Judge M. Margaret McKeown, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Cloud Storage Company in Spat With Pornographer

In an appeal that could make law on jurisdiction in international IP cases, Ninth Circuit Judge M. Margaret McKeown wondered if the trial judge went too far, effectively shutting down Hong Kong's Oron.com over its dispute with pornography distributor DataTech Enterprises.

3-D Printing: The Next Big Thing in IP Law?

3-D printing technology, which makes it possible to create an item by simply downloading a design file and printing it out as a plastic object, is likely to trigger legal conflicts surrounding copyrights, trademarks, and patents.

FTC Warns Companies of Children's Privacy Violations

The Federal Trade Commission sent letters to more than 90 businesses, informing them that they could potentially be in violation of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act when changes to the law go into effect on July 1.

Redacted Emails Ordered Released in Aaron Swartz Case

A federal judge ruled on Monday that the estate of late entrepreneur and Internet activist Aaron Swartz may release to Congress and the public some of the information gathered by the lawyers preparing his defense in his hacking case.

Patent Pools May Stymie Competition, Study Concludes

Patent pools — bundles of patents intended to facilitate cross-licensing and steer technology into the marketplace — have been touted as a way to cut litigation and transaction costs for businesses. A study released by a former Federal Trade Commission official challenges that assumption.

CopyTele Is a 'Patent Troll' With No Apologies

Robert Berman makes no bones about it: the company he runs, CopyTele Inc., is a patent monetization and patent assertion entity. In colloquial parlance, that means it's a "patent troll." And Berman is not apologetic about it.

Judge Lashes Out at 'Fraud' in Porn Infringement Claims

A federal judge, describing a massive fraud involving the enforcement of copyrights to downloaded pornography, has referred four lawyers to licensing authorities for possible misconduct and to federal prosecutors for possible RICO charges.

Microsoft, Sidley Defeat Motorola's Demand for Licensing Fees

A U.S. district judge in Seattle has forcefully rejected Motorola's request that it be paid billions of dollars in royalty fees for its standards-essential patents by Microsoft, which calls the question: Did Google overpay when it acquired Motorola for $12.5 billion in 2012?

Amid Calls for Reform, a Rare Computer Crime Case Goes to Trial

In the case that has shaped the scope of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, defendant David Nosal will try to show that logging on to a company computer was just business, not criminal.

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