08.24.16 Personal Computing Startup uses algorithms to fund civil lawsuits Legalist uses historical data to determine which cases are likely to pay off. By J. Fingas, 08.24.16 save Save share
08.02.16 08.02.16 in Business Apple won't have to pay a patent troll $625 million after all A judge ordered a retrial, saying references to an earlier case prejudiced the jury. By S. Dent, 08.02.16 save Save share View
03.31.16 03.31.16 in Business Samsung could help Apple avoid large patent payout The Cupertino firm's one step closer to avoiding a costly fine thanks, in part, to its Korean rival. By J. Trew, 03.31.16 save Save share View
03.26.16 03.26.16 in Politics One of the most profitable patent trolls has been defanged The Patent Trademark and Appeals Board rules that Uniloc's 'software activation' patent is invalid. By T. Seppala, 03.26.16 save Save share View
02.03.16 02.03.16 in Internet Apple ordered to pay $625 million in FaceTime patent lawsuit VirnetX's quest to profit from others' success is paying off. By J. Fingas, 02.03.16 save Save share View
06.11.15 06.11.15 Texas judges make it harder to fight patent trolls Federal courts might have made it harder for patent trolls to sue over vague ideas, but the Easter... By J. Fingas, 06.11.15 save Save share View
04.11.15 04.11.15 Podcasts are safer after the EFF helps gut a patent troll Personal Audio has been threatening the podcast world for a while -- the longtime patent troll cla... By J. Fingas, 04.11.15 save Save share View
02.25.15 02.25.15 Apple ordered to pay $532.9 million to an iTunes patent troll (update) Despite attempts to curb patent trolls, at least some of them are getting lucky -- and this week,... By J. Fingas, 02.25.15 save Save share View
07.09.14 07.09.14 Google, Dropbox, Canon and others team up to disarm future patent trolls Patent litigation from non-participating entities (casually known as "patent trolls") is the bane... By S. Buckley, 07.09.14 save Save share View
02.21.14 02.21.14 White House offers new web tools to help fight patent trolls The White House isn't relying solely on legislative measures to try and curb patent trolls; it's a... By J. Fingas, 02.21.14 save Save share View
