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LXer 05-23-2014 05:50 AM

LXer: Judge: FindTheBest can’t use anti-extortion law against a patent troll
 
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Last year, consumer search website FindTheBest tried to use an anti-extortion law to fight back against Lumen View Technology, a patent troll that attacked it with a "matchmaking" patent. While FindTheBest was able to knock out Lumen's patent in short order, its lawsuit based on the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act came to an end this week.

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