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How I beat a patent troll

Drew Curtis · TED

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About

Drew Curtis, the founder of fark.com, tells the story of how he fought a lawsuit from a company that had a patent, "...for the creation and distribution of news releases via email." Along the way he shares some nutty statistics about the growing legal problem of frivolous patents.

The talk

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED2012
Speaker
Drew Curtis
Year
2012
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Business and management, Law
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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