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In a Thursday blog post, the CEO of Playsaurus wrote that the company that sent him the letter, GTX Corporation, is a “patent troll.” CEO Thomas Wolfley called GTX’s demands to avoid “costly litigation” over Playsaurus’ use of electronic “Rubies” in its games “meritless.”
In a brief phone interview with Ars on Friday, Wolfley told Ars that receiving the demand letter was disconcerting.
“I kind of feel like it’s as if someone walked into my home with a knife and asked me for $35,000, except it’s legal,” he said. “I’ve been stressed out this whole week.”
[...] In the blog post, Wolfley continued that GTX’s legal efforts were “abusive and unethical,” noting that $35,000 was half the annual salary of an employee. He also wrote:
As I am a major owner of Playsaurus, I see this as a personal attack, and the cost in my own time and well-being has already been significant and draining. It is a shame that the United States legal system can’t provide a quick and easy way for us to punish them for these actions.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday March 04 2018, @11:52PM
I hope the troll wins. The patent is on paying money to buy tokens to buy stuff from the vendor. I really hate that. Just charge money for the product directly.
I don't think their claim is bogus like Clicker Heroes claims. You could argue the patent should be invalidated, and if you can find virtual currency before 2000 then I'd agree with you (arcade tokens), but that doesn't mean Clicker Heroes isn't doing something the patent covers. Thus as long as the patent is valid they should be paid their due.