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Valve's claims of patent troll violations by nonpracticing entities, law firm, withstand motion to dismiss

By Melissa Ritti ( September 27, 2024, 21:59 GMT | Insight) -- A patent owner who licensed a portion of his portfolio to Valve to settle a 2015 infringement action must face allegations he violated Washington state’s Patent Troll Prevention Act when accusing Valve of infringing two patents covered by the license. A US judge yesterday said the law, one of the nation’s earliest aimed at curbing bad faith allegations of patent infringement, does not require an analysis of “good faith” factors — only that they can be considered.Valve, the developer behind the Steam online gaming platform, can move forward with its lawsuit against Lee Rothschild, owner of patents that were licensed to Valve as part of a 2015 settlement of infringement litigation....

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