Slashdot Mirror
Judge Makes Lawyers Pay For Frivolous Patent Suit
Gallenod writes "The Denver Post is reporting that the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the decision of a Federal judge who threw out and reversed a jury decision in favor of a patent infringement claim and ordered the plaintiff's lawyers to pay the defendants' court costs. U.S. District Senior Judge Richard P. Matsch sanctioned the plaintiff's attorneys for 'cavalier and abusive' misconduct and for having a 'what can I get away with?' attitude during a 13-day patent infringement trial in Denver. With the Appeals Court in agreement, could this case be the 'shot heard round the world' in the revolution against patent trolls?"
...if dumb lawsuits slowly disappear, where will I get my humor from on /.?
Is that you? We've missed you!
And the masses cried out, "09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0!"
As long as the 21st Amendment doesn't get infringed upon. No one cares about the others.
riding round the world on an old motorcycle
...you insensitive clod!
Weaselmancer
rediculous.
Patent Trolls have fast healing 7... the judge tried using some acid to make sure it stayed down but I'm not sure...
"Waste not one watt!" - CZ
Me make fun of illiterate editors
mcgrew's razor: Never attribute to stupidity that which can be explained by greedy self-interest
Why you make fun of article? Hulk work hard on article! Not easy. Many long words. Hulk hands big, computer keys tiny!