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Cisco Lawyer Outs Self As "Patent Troll Tracker"

Posted by kdawson on from the thorn-in-the-side dept.

DustyShadow writes "Slashdot previously discussed the $10,000 bounty (since raised to $15,000) that was put on the identity of the Patent Troll Tracker author by a law firm that represents patent holding 'shell' companies. After he received a threatening email last week, the author identified himself as Richard Frenkel, a director in Cisco Systems' intellectual property group. According to law.com, many patent litigators have followed the Troll Tracker closely and are worried that it may now be discontinued. According to the lawyer who offered the bounty, it has not been claimed."

3 of 62 comments (clear)

  1. Bounty by The+Ancients · · Score: 5, Funny

    Does he get it if he outed himself?

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    1. Re:Bounty by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

      "The clear threat in the email is that he would do it in a way I wouldn't be happy about. I don't know what that means, but as I have been growing weary of anonymity anyway, here I am" ... RTFB

  2. Re:Sad by orclevegam · · Score: 5, Insightful

    TFA says Cisco has gone on record as saying that employees are allowed to have private blogs so long as they follow the business code of conduct. So, short of violating some law, or trying to claim Cisco is somehow involved they'll leave him alone to do his thing.

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