Supreme Court Buries Patent Trolls
Jessica Holzer writes on Forbes.com:
The U.S. Supreme Court has tipped the balance in patent disputes ever so slightly toward the users of patented technology and away from inventors, owners of intellectual property and the hated "patent trolls"--companies that make money by suing for infringement of patents they own but don't use.More here.
In a victory for eBay, the justices ruled unanimously that federal courts must weigh several factors before barring a patent infringer from using a contested technology or business method.
posted by Fergie @ 5/16/2006 08:45:00 AM
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