Battling Patent Trolls: EFF’s Fight for Online Rights in 2025

Patent trolls are lurking online, wielding vague software patents like a tech-savvy boogeyman. The EFF battles these trolls, shielding our online rights from misuse. From contesting CAPTCHA claims to challenging secrecy in patent lawsuits, they’re the heroes we need in the ongoing patent saga.

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Published: December 25, 2024 3:40 pmAdded: December 25, 2024 at 8:13 amAssembled by: The Editor
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In the wild, wild west of the internet, patent trolls are the modern-day outlaws with a penchant for vague software patents. It’s like a spaghetti western, but instead of tumbleweeds, we have CAPTCHAs and picture menus. Saddle up, EFF is here to save the digital day!

Key Points:

  • Patent trolls, not inventors, file over 85% of tech-sector lawsuits.
  • EFF fights against patent misuse, particularly vague software patents.
  • Inter partes reviews (IPRs) have been a game-changer in canceling bad patents.
  • EFF successfully opposed changes to IPRs and the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA).
  • EFF advocates for transparency in patent litigation to protect public access.

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