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posted by martyb on Tuesday September 20 2016, @03:21AM   Printer-friendly
from the review-this dept.

Patent trolls have plagued tech companies for years -- but a new web site proposes a novel solution. "Everyone in the world can back the crowdfunding campaign against the patent," explains their site, which includes a "Featured stupid patents" section. After covering the cost of the fees for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and a lawyer, "The rest is distributed to those who find valid prior art...any evidence that a patent is not novel. We review all the prior art pieces and reward those that may invalidate a claim... Then, we file an ex partes reexamination to the USPTO."

The site's founders include the legal officer at Newegg, who has been fighting patent trolls in the courts for years -- and they came up with a great slogan for the site. "We invalidate patents that shouldn't exist."


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  • (Score: 2) by butthurt on Wednesday September 21 2016, @01:44AM

    by butthurt (6141) on Wednesday September 21 2016, @01:44AM (#404617) Journal

    American patents don't directly affect you unless you're selling into the American market, right?

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