Theranos: How a broken patent system sustained its decade-long deception
When Patent Office Director Michelle Lee gave that speech, Theranos appeared to be one of the most impressive companies in Silicon Valley. But later that year,…
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Pushback Derails Company That Thrived on Patent Lawsuits
"Despite the many lawsuits filed by Shipping & Transit, a court has never ruled on the validity of the company’s patent claims, said Daniel Nazer, a se…
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Notorious patent enforcement entity values its entire portfolio at $2, folds
"Daniel Nazer, an EFF attorney, said that Shipping & Transit is part of a dying business model. "Most of S&T's patents are expired, and d…
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The Cybersecurity 202: Leak charges against Treasury official show encrypted apps only as secure as you make them
"Daniel Nazer, a senior staff attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, said the duty of the USPTO director is to the public, not just patent owners,…
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Cybersex toy industry heats up as infamous “teledildonics” patent climaxes
"Meanwhile, Daniel Nazer, an attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, also applauded the occasion. "It's a classic example of how an ove…
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Teledildonics Startups Are Pumped This Cockblocking Patent Is Dead
"EFF senior staff attorney Daniel Nazer tells me in an email that “it’s a good thing this patent is expiring” and noted that the owner of the patent had fi…
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How NXIVM Used the Strange Power of Patents to Build Its “Sex Cult”
"But even when the U.S.P.T.O. granted patents to Raniere for his inventions (which they did for over 20), it shouldn’t necessarily be considered proof of b…
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Facebook Dating Looks a Whole Lot Like Hinge
"Daniel Nazer, a staff attorney on the Electronic Frontier Foundation's intellectual property team, thinks Tinder's case faces many of the same pit…
EFF to Supreme Court: Don’t Turn US Patents Into Worldwide Patents
The general rule in patent law is that each country has its own patent system. If you want damages for sales in the United States, you need a U.S. patent. If yo…
EFF to Court: Don’t Let Trolls Get Away With Asserting Stupid Software Patents
If trolls don’t face consequences for asserting invalid software patents, then they will continue to shake down productive companies. That is why EFF has filed…
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The stupidest patents of 2017
"Nazer believes none of these patents should have been granted in the first place, having failed to overcome the basic legal requirements of being both ori…
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Supreme Court to weigh in over US patent battle
"Supporters of the reviews, meanwhile, say they are a much-needed corrective for a system that has issued far too many low-quality patents. Patent office e…