Tag: Patent trolls

Legal review: Supreme Court’s unanimous patent troll ruling, effects on KC

By Tommy Felts / May 24, 2017

A recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court is being hailed as a significant blow to so-called patent trolls. Supreme Court justices unanimously ruled on Monday that patent infringement lawsuits may only be brought against defendants in the state in which the company is incorporated. The ruling dings “patent troll” plaintiffs that shop the country…

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Local entrepreneurs prompt court to hit pause on Kansas ‘patent troll’ rules

By Tommy Felts / November 29, 2016

A U.S. District Court of Kansas is collecting more public input on proposed legal rule changes after area entrepreneurs expressed concerns that the measures could make the area a haven for “patent trolls.” Patent trolls are non-practicing entities that purchase broadly defined patents with the intention to sue growing companies that are developing tangentially related…

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Roberts: Court action to make KC a patent troll haven will squash innovation

By Tommy Felts / November 23, 2016

Editor’s note: Melissa Roberts is urging the Kansas City business community to sign a petition that aims to halt an effort to establish Kansas City as an area friendly to “patent trolls.” The commenting period on the proposed changes closes 5 p.m., Nov. 26. The opinions in the commentary are the author’s alone.  I used…

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