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[Edit: It appears there were at least two suits filed by the same patent troll. The first was in east Texas and was dropped by February 13, 2020 (https://web.ar

[Edit: It appears there were at least two suits filed by the same patent troll. The first was in east Texas and was dropped by February 13, 2020 (https://web.archive.org/web/20200305135828/https://mycroft.ai/blog/patent-troll-update-1/ https://web.archive.org/web/20200305135828/https://mycroft.a...). However, five days later, on February 18, 2020, the same patent troll entity filed a second suit in Kansas City (https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2020/03/30/mycroft-ai-voice-tech-patent-infringement-suit.html https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2020/03/30/mycro...). According to the latter article, their projected costs to fighting the suit were already at least ~1/4 million$ three years ago (March 2020).]

jandrese 4y ago
It's possible the patent troll spooked some investors and caused them to back out.
- throw34778314 4y ago
  Unfortunately the same patent troll sued twice. Mycroft's blog posts on the second suit: https://web.archive.org/web/20200807211354/https://mycroft.ai/blog/patent-troll-update-2/ https://web.archive.org/web/20200807211354/https://mycroft.a... https://web.archive.org/web/20200516014621/https://mycroft.ai/blog/legendary-lee-cheng-joins-mycroft-patent-effort/ https://web.archive.org/web/20200516014621/https://mycroft.a...
lucideer 4y ago
Have you read the article text or just the headline? The article says the same thing you're saying (trill dropped the case) & cites legal costs already incurred by then as being a burden on mycroft. --- [Edit] Ok you've edited so my reply no longer makes sense, but one case or two there would be legal costs to mycroft regardless.
- throw34778314 4y ago
  Mea culpa for kneejerk commenting. The article is a little confusing though; what actually seems to have occurred is: 1. Patent troll entity filed a suit in east Texas, c. February 2020 (https://web.archive.org/web/20200410225148/https://mycroft.ai/blog/troll-hunter-mycrofts-position-on-patent-trolls/ https://web.archive.org/web/20200410225148/https://mycroft.a...). 2. Same patent troll entity dropped the first suit, also c. February 2020 (https://web.archive.org/web/20200305135828/https://mycroft.ai/blog/patent-troll-update-1/ https://web.archive.org/web/20200305135828/https://mycroft.a...). 3. Same patent troll entity filed a second suit in Kansas City on February 18, 2020 (https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2020/03/30/mycroft-ai-voice-tech-patent-infringement-suit.html https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2020/03/30/mycro...) (https://web.archive.org/web/20200807211354/https://mycroft.ai/blog/patent-troll-update-2/ https://web.archive.org/web/20200807211354/https://mycroft.a...) (https://web.archive.org/web/20200516014621/https://mycroft.ai/blog/legendary-lee-cheng-joins-mycroft-patent-effort/ https://web.archive.org/web/20200516014621/https://mycroft.a...). This second suit seems to have substantially cost Mycroft.
bdowling 4y ago
According to a subsequent suit filed by the patentee's attorney, the patentee voluntarily withdrew the suit in the Eastern District of Texas after its lawyer and the lawyer's family were subjected to a targeted campaign of harassment and cyber attacks. [0] The patentee then re-filed the case in Mycroft's home state of Missouri. [1] [0] Tumey L.L.P. et al v. Mycroft AI Inc. et al Case No. 4:21-cv-00113 (W.D. Mo.) Complaint https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldocs/egpbkqlzqvq/IP%20PATENTS%20HARASSMENT%20complaint.pdf https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldocs/egpbkqlzqvq/... [1] Id. at 13.

jandrese 4y ago

It's possible the patent troll spooked some investors and caused them to back out.

throw34778314 4y ago
Unfortunately the same patent troll sued twice. Mycroft's blog posts on the second suit: https://web.archive.org/web/20200807211354/https://mycroft.ai/blog/patent-troll-update-2/ https://web.archive.org/web/20200807211354/https://mycroft.a... https://web.archive.org/web/20200516014621/https://mycroft.ai/blog/legendary-lee-cheng-joins-mycroft-patent-effort/ https://web.archive.org/web/20200516014621/https://mycroft.a...

lucideer 4y ago

Have you read the article text or just the headline? The article says the same thing you're saying (trill dropped the case) & cites legal costs already incurred by then as being a burden on mycroft. --- [Edit] Ok you've edited so my reply no longer makes sense, but one case or two there would be legal costs to mycroft regardless.

throw34778314 4y ago
Mea culpa for kneejerk commenting. The article is a little confusing though; what actually seems to have occurred is: 1. Patent troll entity filed a suit in east Texas, c. February 2020 (https://web.archive.org/web/20200410225148/https://mycroft.ai/blog/troll-hunter-mycrofts-position-on-patent-trolls/ https://web.archive.org/web/20200410225148/https://mycroft.a...). 2. Same patent troll entity dropped the first suit, also c. February 2020 (https://web.archive.org/web/20200305135828/https://mycroft.ai/blog/patent-troll-update-1/ https://web.archive.org/web/20200305135828/https://mycroft.a...). 3. Same patent troll entity filed a second suit in Kansas City on February 18, 2020 (https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2020/03/30/mycroft-ai-voice-tech-patent-infringement-suit.html https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2020/03/30/mycro...) (https://web.archive.org/web/20200807211354/https://mycroft.ai/blog/patent-troll-update-2/ https://web.archive.org/web/20200807211354/https://mycroft.a...) (https://web.archive.org/web/20200516014621/https://mycroft.ai/blog/legendary-lee-cheng-joins-mycroft-patent-effort/ https://web.archive.org/web/20200516014621/https://mycroft.a...). This second suit seems to have substantially cost Mycroft.

bdowling 4y ago

According to a subsequent suit filed by the patentee's attorney, the patentee voluntarily withdrew the suit in the Eastern District of Texas after its lawyer and the lawyer's family were subjected to a targeted campaign of harassment and cyber attacks. [0] The patentee then re-filed the case in Mycroft's home state of Missouri. [1] [0] Tumey L.L.P. et al v. Mycroft AI Inc. et al Case No. 4:21-cv-00113 (W.D. Mo.) Complaint https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldocs/egpbkqlzqvq/IP%20PATENTS%20HARASSMENT%20complaint.pdf https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldocs/egpbkqlzqvq/... [1] Id. at 13.