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Oct 27, 1998
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Sep 1, 2023
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1998 · 2 events
2006 · 1 event
2010 · 1 event
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2012 · 1 event
2014 · 1 event
2015 · 1 event
2017 · 1 event
2019 · 1 event
2023 · 1 event
1998
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2023-09-01
FTC Issues Policy Statement on Orange Book Patent Gaming: Pharmaceutical Evergreening as Unfair Competition Under Section 5
Federal Trade Commission · Andrew N. Ferguson · Food and Drug Administration · Amphastar · +3
confirmed
2019-05-21
FTC v. Qualcomm: Judge Lucy Koh Finds Antitrust Violations in Standard Essential Patent Licensing, Later Reversed on Appeal
Federal Trade Commission · Lucy Koh · Qualcomm · Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals · +2
confirmed
2017-05-22
TC Heartland v. Kraft: Supreme Court Limits Patent Forum Shopping, Curbing Eastern District of Texas Troll Haven
U.S. Supreme Court · Clarence Thomas · TC Heartland · Kraft Foods · +2
confirmed
2015-01-01
Eastern District of Texas Patent Troll Haven: Judge Rodney Gilstrap Handles 25% of All U.S. Patent Cases, Forum Shopping Peak
Rodney Gilstrap · Eastern District of Texas · John Roberts · Lex Machina
confirmed
2014-06-19
Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank: Supreme Court Restricts Software Patents, Reducing Patent Troll Leverage Over Abstract Business Methods
U.S. Supreme Court · Clarence Thomas · Alice Corp · CLS Bank International · +1
confirmed
2012-01-01
Patent Trolls Dominate U.S. Patent Litigation: 61% of All Cases, Systematic Small Business Extraction
Santa Clara University School of Law · U.S. Government Accountability Office · Patent Assertion Entities
confirmed
2011-01-01
Patent Troll Explosion: Non-Practicing Entities Impose $29 Billion Annual Cost on U.S. Economy, Targeting Small Businesses
Intellectual Ventures · Nathan Myhrvold · Edward Jung · James Bessen · +2
confirmed
2010-08-13
Oracle Sues Google for Copyright Infringement Over Java APIs in Android
Oracle · Google · Larry Ellison · Sun Microsystems
confirmed
2006-05-15
eBay v. MercExchange: Supreme Court Limits Automatic Patent Injunctions, Enabling Patent Troll Business Model to Flourish
U.S. Supreme Court · Clarence Thomas · Anthony Kennedy · eBay · +1
confirmed
1998-10-28
Digital Millennium Copyright Act Section 512: Safe Harbor Provisions Create Dual System of Corporate Protection and Individual Vulnerability
Bill Clinton · U.S. Copyright Office · Google · YouTube · +1
confirmed
1998-10-27
Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act: Disney Lobbying Creates 'Mickey Mouse Protection Act,' Extending Corporate Rent Extraction by 20 Years
Walt Disney Company · Bill Clinton · Time Warner · Universal · +3
confirmed