How To Stop Patent Trolls Like Lodsys In Their Tracks

Welcome news of a sort in that the patent troll Lodsys has settled a case in which it was asserting one of its patents. The real reason for settlement appears to be that two lawyers aided the small company being sued by donating their services pro bono. Shell Company Related To Cowardly Patent Troll, Nathan Myhrvold's Intellectual Ventures, Forced To Settle Frivolous Lawsuit Against One-Man Business After Law Firm Donates Nearly $200,000 Worth Of Defense That might be a slightly harsh reading of...