Tag: MPHJ
Massachusetts Re-Introduces Bad Faith Demand Letter Bill
Across the United States, two-thirds of all states have introduced legislation that targets bad faith patent assertion by entities like MPHJ and Shipping and Transit. Massachusetts State Sen. Er...
IPR Successes: Scan-To-Email Defeated By Scanner Makers
In the pantheon of infamous patent trolls, MPHJ is near the top. MPHJ drew attention for their habit of mailing demand letters to anyone they thought might possibly have infringed their scan-to-emai...
A Bad Week For Patent Trolls
The courts have not been kind to patent trolls lately. There were recent big decisions affecting Intellectual Ventures, MPHJ, and Rockstar.
IV’s Patents Not So Great, Says Judge
As you may remember,...
MPHJ Aims at FTC, Shoots Foot?
MPHJ is probably the most notorious bottom feeder troll, threatening thousands of small businesses who might own scanners that scan documents and email them. It’s been so active that it’s drawn fi...
Trolls Aren’t Welcome in Lake Wobegon
We all know the virtues of Garrison Keillor’s Lake Wobegon, a mythical town in rural Minnesota “where are the women are strong, all the men are good looking and all the children are above average....
Roundup of This Week’s Patent News: July 12 Edition
And we’re back, after taking last week off for the Fourth of July. Here’s what you need to know about patent news this week:
On Tuesday, Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR), co-sponsor of the SHIELD Act, ...