Re: EE times May 14 Patent troll article



Richard Henry wrote:
On May 18, 8:30 pm, Robert Baer <robertb...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

They list a number of patents, and the 4,937,819 issued June 1990 is
not relevant, as it is public domain now by law.
Patent 5,243,627 issued in Sept 1993 is long in tooth and may have
expired or is close to expiring.
However, patents 5,719,858 and 5,852,631 issued in 1998 are still
alive and well.
I wonder if someone could toss out the troll lawsuit on the basis of
fraudlent claims if public domain patents were cited?


Which article?

Read the subject line...
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