Angry lawyer-inventor reads “Stupid Patent of the Month,” files first lawsuit vs. EFF

Posted by BernardSwiss on Jun 3, 2015 10:10 PM EDT
Ars Technica; By Joe Mullin
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The filing of a defamation suit against the EFF—a group that has fought numerous legal cases to defend online speech—is a stunning turn of events, with a cast of characters that you can't make up. The plaintiff, Scott Horstemeyer, is a patent lawyer who also has a side business of "inventing"—that is, not just prosecuting patents for clients but also convincing the US Patent and Trademark Office to grant him his own patents, many of which include broad claims to Internet and mobile technology.

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