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MPHJ Technology Investments, LLC v. Federal Trade Commission
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September 16, 2014
Judge Nixes 'Patent Troll' MPHJ's Suit To Block FTC Inquiry
A Texas federal judge on Tuesday tossed so-called patent troll MPHJ Technology Investments LLC's suit alleging the Federal Trade Commission's investigation into its allegedly deceptive demand letters is unconstitutional, ruling that the company can't sue over an incomplete investigation.
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July 07, 2014
FTC Says High Court Election Case Can't Help 'Troll' Suit
The Federal Trade Commission has urged a Texas court to reject so-called patent troll MPHJ Technology Investments LLC's argument that a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on an Ohio election law gives MPHJ standing to sue the agency over an investigation of its business.
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May 06, 2014
'Patent Troll' Accused Of Suing FTC In Effort To Disrupt Work
The Federal Trade Commission on Monday urged a federal judge to throw out so-called patent troll MPHJ Technology Investments LLC's suit over the FTC's investigation into its allegedly deceptive demand letters, saying that allowing the suit would disrupt the agency's work.
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April 22, 2014
'Troll' Says FTC Bullying Over Patent Letters Warrants Suit
Alleged patent troll MPHJ Technology Investments LLC shot back Friday at the Federal Trade Commission's bid to toss its lawsuit over an investigation into allegedly deceptive patent infringement letters the company sent, telling a Texas federal court that the antitrust agency's enforcement squashed its speech rights, keeping its claims ripe.
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March 25, 2014
FTC's Wordy Motion Sinks Bid To Toss Alleged Troll's Suit
The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday saw its motion to dismiss MPHJ Technology Investments LLC's suit seeking to block the agency's investigation into the alleged patent troll denied by a Texas federal judge for exceeding the court's rules on page limits.
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March 18, 2014
FTC Bashes 'Patent Troll' MPHJ's 1st Amendment Suit
The Federal Trade Commission on Monday urged a Texas federal court to dismiss MPHJ Technology Investments LLC's bid to use the First Amendment to block the consumer protection watchdog's investigation into the alleged patent troll's enforcement campaign.
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January 17, 2014
Patent Troll's Suit Against FTC Doomed To Fail
A so-called patent troll's suit claiming the Federal Trade Commission violated its constitutional right to assert its patents faces long odds, attorneys say, since the FTC appears to have strong evidence that the company's enforcement efforts were misleading.
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January 13, 2014
'Patent Troll' Sues FTC Over Litigation Threats
Accused patent troll MPHJ Technology Investments LLC hit the Federal Trade Commission with a suit in Texas federal court Monday, saying the FTC mischaracterized its campaign to enforce a series of document-scanning patents as an unfair trade practice and interfered with its constitutional rights.