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I distinctly recall cheering on old Newegg when a patent troll accidentally sued them. Newegg said they would be taking the issue to court, and actually prevent

I distinctly recall cheering on old Newegg when a patent troll accidentally sued them. Newegg said they would be taking the issue to court, and actually prevented the patent troll from backing out of the suit, IIRC.

neodypsis 4y ago
How could they have accidentally sued someone?
- sli 4y ago
  If I had to guess, in the general sense: when you run your mouth to the point of making legal threats, the person or firm you're threatening will start actual legal proceedings themselves because they think (or know) you're full of shit. It's worth noting that that's not at all what Newegg claims happened.[0] So "accidentally" in this case is probably more accurately states as biting off more than one can chew. [0]: https://www.newegg.com/insider/patent-trolls-learn-mess-newegg/ https://www.newegg.com/insider/patent-trolls-learn-mess-newe...
  - toast0 4y ago
    I'd add on, maybe the first patent troll to sue (the old) Newegg didn't know Newegg would fight hard, but all future patent trolls to sue were put on notice, and should have been careful which bridges they moved under. But, maybe somebody messed up and didn't check who was on the other end of the suit.
- lelanthran 4y ago
  > How could they have accidentally sued someone? I think the poster meant "accidentally targeted someone who would not only fight back, but also hurt the patent troll", not "accidentally filed a suit".