In eagerly awaited news, the Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeals Board (PTAB) determination that Personal Audio’s U.S. Pat. No. 8,112,504 is invalid based on an inter partes review petition from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). That’s right. The podcast patent is dead. And I feel fine. Stand(ing) Setting aside the merits of…
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Trolling Effects a Smart Way to Combat Patent Trolls
by Josh Lamel • • 0 Comments
Many a small business has been there. In the owner’s hands a letter filled with tons of legalese that makes little sense. They stare at the letter shocked, trying to figure out what the hell they are being accused of doing and how it means they might be liable for millions of dollars. It is…
Startup DITTO Selling T-Shirts to Defend Against Patent Suit
by Matt Levy • • 1 Comment
EFF recently wrote about a startup called DITTO that sells eyewear online using a technology it developed to let people see how the glasses would look on them using a webcam. DITTO is being sued by 1-800-CONTACTS for patent infringement. It has also been sued by a PAE in the Eastern District of Texas. To…
Patent Progress Interview Series: Julie Samuels, EFF
by Josh Lamel • • 0 Comments
A few weeks ago we interviewed Julie Samuels, the Mark Cuban Chair to Eliminate Stupid Patents at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), about software patents and patent trolls. Our conversation focused both on why we have a software problem and how the patent trolls are a part of the software patent issue. We also discussed…