A new use for patent infringement lawsuits

Opinion
Jan 6, 20061 min

An interesting article on Tech Dirt discusses how the holder of a lapsed patent for Bluetooth enabled sunglasses has filed a suit against Oakley and Motorola for violating the patent he no longer owns. The story is actually quite complex and the conclusion is …

He’s doing it as a PR stunt. It is a bizarre tale and we can only hope that the judge who hears the case can figure out how to hand the guy his head for bringing such a frivolous suit.