| Title | Adam Carolla's Patent Troll Case: Settlement (NDA); Must Pay For His Own Lawyers; No Precedent | |
| Date | Thursday August 21 2014, @01:16PM | |
| Author | janrinok | |
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| from the chickened-out dept. | ||
The Electronic Frontier Foundation reports
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Adam Carolla's Settlement with the Podcasting Troll
Adam Carolla has settled(PDF) with the podcasting patent troll Personal Audio. Although the settlement is confidential, we can guess the terms. This is because Personal Audio sent out a press release(PDF) last month saying it was willing to walk away from its suit with Carolla. So we can assume that Carolla did not pay Personal Audio a penny. We can also assume that, in exchange, Carolla has given up the opportunity to challenge the patent and the chance to get his attorney's fees.
EFF's own challenge to Personal Audio's patent is on a separate track and will continue. Our case is before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board at the Patent Office. We are on schedule for a hearing in December with a ruling likely by April 2015. Carolla's settlement does not impact our case.
Carolla and Personal Audio have agreed to a "quiet period" where they won't make any public statements about the settlement before September 30, 2014. Not coincidentally, Personal Audio is still scheduled to go to trial against a number of television companies (NBC, CBS, and Fox) in September. Since Carolla is muzzled, we'll do our best to explain the significance of the settlement. In short, it's a mixed result.
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