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Re:Creator of Linux virtual assistant blames 'patent troll' ... by lucideer on Monday February 13, 2023 @06:26PM (#34782519)
Have you read the article text or just the headline? The article says the same thing you're saying (trill dropped the case) & cites legal costs already incurred by then as being a burden on mycroft.

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[Edit] Ok you've edited so my reply no longer makes sense, but one case or two there would be legal costs to mycroft regardless.

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Re:Creator of Linux virtual assistant blames 'patent troll' ... by throw34778314 on Monday February 13, 2023 @06:37PM (#34782609)
Mea culpa for kneejerk commenting. The article is a little confusing though; what actually seems to have occurred is:

1. Patent troll entity filed a suit in east Texas, c. February 2020 (https://web.archive.org/web/20200410225148/https://mycroft.a...).

2. Same patent troll entity dropped the first suit, also c. February 2020 (https://web.archive.org/web/20200305135828/https://mycroft.a...).

3. Same patent troll entity filed a second suit in Kansas City on February 18, 2020 (https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2020/03/30/mycro...) (https://web.archive.org/web/20200807211354/https://mycroft.a...) (https://web.archive.org/web/20200516014621/https://mycroft.a...).

This second suit seems to have substantially cost Mycroft.

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