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Newegg Beats Patent Troll Over SSL and RC4 Encryption

Posted by timothy on from the but-they-had-to-waste-a-lot-of-time dept.

New submitter codguy writes to note that a few days ago, and after a previous failed attempt to fight patent troll TQP Development in late 2013, Newegg has now beaten this troll in a rematch. From the linked post: "Newegg went against a company that claimed its patent covered SSL and RC4 encryption, a common encryption system used by many retailers and websites. This particular patent troll has gone against over 100 other companies, and brought in $45 million in settlements before going after Newegg." This follows on Intuit's recent success in defending itself against this claim.

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  1. Sale by Coren22 · · Score: 4, Informative

    They are also throwing a sale to celebrate.

    http://www.newegg.com/When-We-...

    I was taken a little by surprise over this yesterday when I got the email about it, I wasn't even aware of the court fight going on. I am happy to hear that Newegg is standing up to the trolls, and their shirt about it is kind of cute.

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/...

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  2. Re:Good by mspohr · · Score: 5, Informative

    Usually the settlement documents specifically state that if the patent/etc. is declared invalid that they get to keep the money anyway.

    So... $45 million is not a bad run for this troll. It will probably encourage them to keep the extortion ring going with another worthless patent.

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