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US Patent Office to small businesses: "LOL have fun getting extorted by patent trolls"
22 Mar 2025 00:26 GMT
… have enough problems with patent trolls extorting money from … their sleazy trade.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) reports that the … to an obviously garbage patent because dear leader told … chaos."
So congratulations, patent trolls! The USPTO just …
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Swedish parliament urged to reject law that would "greatly undermine security and privacy"
08 Apr 2025 17:13 GMT
… Frontier Finland - Effi ry
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Elektronisk Forpost Norge
Encryption Advocates … Ekbom, F.d. styrelseledampt Defensor, patenterat deduplicering i kombination med source …
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Campaigners Call For Internet Users To Fight Pirate Site Blocking Bill
07 Apr 2025 14:34 GMT
… muster opposition to FADPAgetty
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is attempting to rally opposition … it their business," commented patent attorney Brett Trout.
"These …
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Critics say bill ‘makes it easier’ for patent litigation abuse ‘to thrive’
02 Dec 2024 19:59 GMT
… sponsored the PREVAIL Act.
Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Activism Director Jason … asking the Patent and Trademark Office to revoke patents that never … inventors to participate in Patent Trial and Appeal … gift to “patent trolls.” A patent troll is usually …
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Are Data Collection Concerns Delaying Self-Driving Cars?
02 Apr 2025 22:16 GMT
… in progress.
Despite the challenges, PatentPC writes, “More than 40 companies … money is clear: according to PatentPC, “The self-driving industry is … of passengers and pedestrians.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has highlighted concerns regarding the …
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Open source fights back: 'We won't get patent-trolled again'
14 Nov 2024 20:58 GMT
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According to the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a "patent troll uses patents as legal weapons … the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) grants very broad patents for ideas … who might conceivably infringe their patents. These letters usually threaten a …
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US Senate Voting On Bills That Would Empower Patent Trolls
13 Nov 2024 20:09 GMT
… 14, that could make patent laws significantly worse and … , empowering patent trolls to get broad patents they could … for legal action.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is warning of … have on innovation.
The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA …
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EFF Responds To Gas Companies Trying To Use Trademark To Silence Parody
08 Nov 2024 07:38 GMT
… a huge fan of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. The EFF has done … the response letter.
Your trademark claim fails at the … an attempt to utilize trademark law to silence expressive … Under: free speech, parody, trademark
Companies: eff, equinor, modest …
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Patents for software and genetic code could be revived by two bills in Congress
18 Sep 2024 21:02 GMT
… image from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, where in 1874 … claims challenged at the US Patent and Trademark Appeals Board lose 67 … and diseases like cancer.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) describes PERA and PREVAIL …
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Patently Stupid Rules Keep Drug Prices High
11 Apr 2024 02:24 GMT
… of so-called patent trolls, who, as the Electronic Frontier Foundation defines, are “companies … made by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. It’s a … process for challenging dubious patents via the Patent Trial and Appeal Board …
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