Patent Law

Troll This

By Gary Odom and Jordan Kuhn

In the semiconductor patent litigation of Rambus versus Hynix, Samsung, Nanya and Micron: Judge Ronald Whyte in the Northern District of California ruled in favor of Rambus's in limine motion "to preclude the use of derogatory characterizations of patents and patentholders, granting the motion as to the term ?patent troll? and limiting the use of the term ?submarine patent.?" The pejoratives may still be used during closing argument.

Full post as published by The Patent Prospector on January 28, 2008 (boomark / email).