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Patent Troll Wins $15.7M From Samsung By Claiming To Own Bluetooth
An anonymous reader writes: A jury has upheld patent claims against Samsung and awarded the patent-holder $15.7 million. "The patents relate to compatibility between different types of modems, and connect to a string of applications going back to 1997. The first version of Bluetooth was invented by Swedish cell phone company Ericsson in 1994." Lawyers for the plaintiff argue that the patents cover all devices that use Bluetooth 2.0 or later, so further cases could extend far beyond Samsung. Of course, the company that won the lawsuit wasn't the one who made the invention, or the one who patented it. The company is Rembrandt IP, "one of the oldest and most successful" patent trolls.
Republicans love technology. It replaces low skilled workers in the job market, helps keep them up to date on their stock portfolios, and boosts the military. Lefty loonies will blame anything other than themselves for being inept.
Which explains why all mass shootings have been committed by Democrats.