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Details You're Not Supposed To See From Boston U's Patent Settlements

curtwoodward (2147628) writes "In January, Boston University settled lawsuits against two dozen big technology companies for allegedly using its patented blue LED technology without permission. But apparently, the school's lawyers were a little too forthcoming for everyone's tastes — they recently asked a federal judge to delete a court filing that spelled out all of the companies who settled. Luckily, we still had the unredacted version, which shows that Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Motorola and many more are on the list, even if they don't want you to know it."

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  1. another interesting fact by slashmydots · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Another interesting fact can be determined by the document. Michael W. Shore doesn't know how to sign his own name or initials or anything vaguely resembling the English language.