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Software vendor can't shake US defamation claim over allegations of patent fraud

By Melissa Ritti ( December 3, 2024, 15:41 GMT | Insight) -- Litigation privilege does not extend to statements that Miller Mendel fraudulently obtained a patent for managing background investigation data, a US judge ruled yesterday. Four years after filing a motion to dismiss, Guardian Alliance Technologies, a software provider for patent infringement defendant Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, was ordered to answer Miller Mendel’s second amended complaint.A software vendor for Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, cannot rely on the litigation privilege to avoid allegations it defamed a competitor when publishing “The Truth About Miller Mendel” — a website at thetruthaboutmillermendel.com that accused Miller Mendel of committing fraud upon the US Patent and Trademark Office....

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