Starbucks' 'Patent Troll' Suit Is Unwarranted, Irish Cos. Say
By Ben Adlin ( December 15, 2025, 8:30 PM EST) -- Two Irish companies that hold and license technology patents on Monday asked a federal court in Seattle to throw out Starbucks' lawsuit accusing them of bringing bad-faith intellectual property claims in violation of Washington state law, arguing that they never actually threatened to bring litigation against the coffee giant....
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