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Court Rules That “Patent Troll” Is Opinion, Not Defamation

Free speech in the patent world saw a big win on Friday, when the New Hampshire Supreme Court held that calling someone a “patent troll” doesn’t constitute defamation. The court’s opinion [PDF] is good news for critics of abusive patent litigation, and anyone who values robust public debate around...
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Aug 20, 2019Court Rules That “Patent Troll” Is Opinion, Not Defamation by glitcher16241

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