NAPCO, INC. v. LANDMARK TECHNOLOGY A, LLC

  1. August 07, 2023

    Patent Claim At Center Of NC Legal Fight Isn't Valid

    A federal judge in North Carolina has decided that a key claim in a patent covering an automated "data processing network" should never have been issued to a longtime litigator whose latest target is a company that sells binders online.

  2. March 30, 2023

    Biz Group Pushes For $500K Bond In 'Patent Troll' Case

    Companies such as GPS technology powerhouse Garmin and the parent of Titleist golf products want a North Carolina federal court to slap a $500,000 bond on a purported "patent troll," arguing that the entity should have plenty of money from trouncing others.

  3. August 19, 2021

    NC 'Patent Troll' Law Survives Constitutional Challenge

    A North Carolina federal judge shot down a constitutional challenge Thursday to a state law that criminalizes patent licensing demand letters sent in bad faith, rejecting a licensing company's arguments that the law violates the rights to free speech and equal protection.