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Massive patent troll suit seeks to tax USB hubs at Wal-Mart, Amazon, Best Buy

Posted by BernardSwiss on · 5 comments
Ars Technica; By Joe Mullin 		Mail this story
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A shell company with a patent linked to Intellectual Ventures, the world's biggest patent-holding company, has quietly filed a new lawsuit in the Eastern District of Texas against a vast range of computer peripheral makers and sellers.

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Comments (5)

NoDough ·
The defendants should affirm the patents. Then they should sue the patent holder for the unfixable security vulnerabilities in USB.

Edit: I said plaintiffs when I meant defendants.
gus3 ·
LOL. Make the rubble bounce.
notbob ·
> for the unfixable security vulnerabilities in USB.

Wow. I was not aware USB was so broken. Must be why I read this website. ;)
penguinist ·
Making patents free through litigation. That's an idea!
NoDough ·
notbob wrote:Wow. I was not aware USB was so broken. Must be why I read this website. ;)


http://gizmodo.com/usb-has-a-fundamental-security-flaw-that-...

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