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Appeals court hits largest public patent troll with $1.4M fee
2015-10-12 23:15:30| Semiconductors - Topix.net
The nation's top patent court has given its seal of approval to a hefty $1.4 million award of legal fees against the largest publicly traded "non-practicing entity," Acacia Research Corporation. The award was granted one year ago by US District Judge Gregory Sleet, and it was one of the first to be decided under the new Octane Fitness caselaw, which makes it easier for defendants to get their legal fees in baseless patent suits.
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Statoil awards new work to Ocean Installer on Visund and Troll B fields
2015-03-11 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
Norwegian energy firm Statoil has awarded more work to Ocean Installer on the Visund and Troll B fields.
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Twitter CEO Goes Troll Hunting
2015-02-05 23:02:33| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo says he's going to do something about the abusive trolls plaguing the social network.
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NetApp sticks biggest "patent troll" with $1.4M fee sanction
2014-10-02 19:45:52| Semiconductors - Topix.net
This summer, the Supreme Court made it easier for defendants to collect fees when they win patent cases. The decision is starting to have an effect-the nation's largest patent troll just got slapped with an order to pay $1.4 million in attorneys' fees to NetApp, which it sued in 2010.
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Rackspace wins battle against "patent troll"
2014-09-23 14:20:51| IT Services - Topix.net
A company that challenged Rackspace in a patent infringement case has had its patent invalidated after the San Antonio-based cloud company fought back.
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