Tech, auto companies join forces to thwart patent trolls

"Daniel Nazer, a staff attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation who holds the delightfully titled Mark Cuban Chair to Eliminate Stupid Patents, had cautious praise for LOT.

“It’s a targeted program that’s good for limiting the supply of patents to the very worst actors who use litigation to shake down people for settlements,” he said. “But it doesn’t stop problems with patent quality and with operating companies attacking each other.”

Still, he said, “It’s growing, and it’s good to see that it’s gone outside traditional technology companies with car companies getting involved.”"