Patent reformer becomes troll, sues defunct OSS company

Courtesy Linux Today  Thu, 07/30/2009 - 15:04

ars Technica: "Dave Garrod, a lawyer who leads patent reform group PubPat's initiative against false marking, is now playing the part of the patent troll.

He filed a patent infringement lawsuit against a number of tech companies, including a small Texas software company that went out of business years ago."

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