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January 2, 2013 10:40 pm PST
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/40Z6oVn5Orc/anatomy-of-a-patent-troll-who.html
Anatomy of a patent troll who wants $1000 from every scanner user in America: patents are totally, utterly broken
Joe Mullin's Ars Technica piece, "Patent trolls want $1,000for using scanners," is an excellent, blood-boiling piece detailing the ease with which the US patent system can be used for pure extortion. A company -- its identity is shrouded in mystery and hidden behind several layers of obfuscation -- has a series of junk-patents allegedly covering [...]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/40Z6oVn5Orc/anatomy-of-a-patent-troll-who.html
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