Anyone following technology news is likely to have seen the phrase patent troll pop up with increasing frequency over the past several years as these litigious entities become more and more of a problem. The phrase patent troll is the more colloquial term for patent assertion entities — companies that use lawsuits to force others […]

A German court dismissed a lawsuit against Apple on Friday that was brought on by a well-known patent troll. IPCom, a company that licenses patents, wanted $2.2 billion in damages for infringement of a feature that is now an industry standard. A similar case against HTC was also dismissed. IPCom is about as much of […]