Law firm for Edison, Wright brothers, and Alexander Graham Bell now suing Facebook over like buttons

February 11, 2013 9:02 AM John Koetsier

"I wouldn't have filed the case if we didn't feel very confident in our position," Melsheimer told me this morning as he was stepping off an airplane in Dallas. "This was a case that I liked, our firm liked, and I think we have a reasonable chance of winning."

Is a patent troll watching your business now?

February 6, 2013 4:47 PM Ray Felts & David DiGiammarino

Guest Post You just invested in a promising startup, e-Widgets. The future looks bright. Suddenly, out of nowhere, e-Widgets gets a certified letter in the mail. The letter claims that the company’s flagship software is infringing on an existing patent. What do you do?