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8 June 2015Patents

Lawyer drops defamation claim against EFF patent blog

A lawyer who accused civil liberties group the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) of defaming his character has withdrawn his lawsuit against the organisation’s “stupid” patent blog post.

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EFF’s ‘stupid patent’ post is defamatory, alleges patent lawyer
4 June 2015   A patent lawyer has sued civil liberties group The Electronic Frontier Foundation for writing an allegedly defamatory blog that criticises a “stupid patent” owned by a company he represents.


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