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Re:Creator of Linux virtual assistant blames 'patent troll' ... by VWWHFSfQ on Monday February 13, 2023 @03:37PM (#34780032)
> Voice Tech Corp., based in Tyler, Texas, filed suit Feb. 18 in federal court in Kansas City, accusing Mycroft of infringing on its patent for using voice commands from a mobile device to remotely access and control a computer.

I'm sure there's some prior art to be found here, but the lawyer fees are still going to be a lot to fight it. Sounds like that's what doomed them.

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Re:Creator of Linux virtual assistant blames 'patent troll' ... by GartzenDeHaes on Monday February 13, 2023 @03:46PM (#34780178)
Tyler Texas Patent Trolls: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8XknFl1l_8
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Re:Creator of Linux virtual assistant blames 'patent troll' ... by DangitBobby on Monday February 13, 2023 @06:48PM (#34782736)
Sounds like it would be really, really easy to filter out these trolls if Texas courts weren't simply corrupt. I wonder how the payment for these judges is arranged.
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Re:Creator of Linux virtual assistant blames 'patent troll' ... by GartzenDeHaes on Monday February 13, 2023 @06:53PM (#34782793)
They say the judge is the father-in-law
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