maria luz calibo
Jul 19, 2011

Chicago firm hit by judge's ruling in patent case | Law | Crain's Chicago Business

(Crain's) — A Chicago-based firm that has made a business out of suing big-name companies for patent infringement suffered a body blow when a federal judge struck down most of the patent it has used to wring settlements out of the likes of Sears Holdings Corp. and OfficeMax Inc. Over the past five years, Card Activation Technologies Inc. has accused a who’s who of...
1 Comments
Abhilasha BoraJul 20, 2011
Such patents can be called as 'ghost-patents' where their primary purpose is not to brig change but to scare others into a settlement or license. Its time patent offices get more careful during prosecutions stages before granting such patents.