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    1. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 17 Mar 2020

      "SoftBank-owned patent troll, Fortress, bought up Theranos patents, and then set up this shell company, 'Labrador Diagnostics,' which decided that right in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic it was going to sue one of the companies making Covid-19 tests."https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200316/14584244111/softbank-owned-patent-troll-using-monkey-selfie-law-firm-sues-to-block-covid-19-testing-using-theranos-patents.shtml …

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      Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 17 Mar 2020

      Good news: Fortress relented.https://apnews.com/Business%20Wire/eee1dd86883a4c22a6d6a661e43852f3 …

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        1. Simon Phipps‏Verified account @webmink 17 Mar 2020
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          But they are still a parasitic troll.

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        2. Younes Oughla‏ @YounesOughla 17 Mar 2020
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          A bit skeptical about this. Looks like a way to gain publicity and also condition people to assume that they do in fact own an enforceable patent on the tech....Which they could use in future against other types of diagnostics.

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        3. Beth  🇺🇸 🌊 #FlipTheSenate‏ @BethR_27516 22 Mar 2020
          Replying to @YounesOughla @paulg

          Excellent point. Here's the patent (patent # is in the court document): http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=36&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8283155&OS=8283155&RS=8283155 … I can't believe this patent was even awarded! It's just a vague concept, not an actual medical device. Point-of-care diagnostics is not a new idea. There's nothing unique there.

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        1. anime.radio‏ @anime_virus 17 Mar 2020
          Replying to @paulg

          your tweets have power

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        1. Mayuresh Masurekar  💎‏ @Mayuresh500 17 Mar 2020
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          The power of social media, especially from well known accomplished people.

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        2. James David‏ @jamesdavid 17 Mar 2020
          Replying to @paulg

          Poor form to sue practicing diagnostics cos in this unprecedented time. The original news article title is misleading as COVID testing wasn’t targeted specifically by the lawsuit. The offer for a free license is somewhat self serving for Librador though...

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        3. James David‏ @jamesdavid 17 Mar 2020
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          ...if accepted by the Ds, could put them in weird position. (“Ds took a licensee for some tests already!”) Also the per se invalidation of diagnostic patents may have contributed to our current lack of investment in this space. See Athena dissent.https://twitter.com/jamesdavid/status/1232759597762400257?s=20 …

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          Too often the CAFC Dissent is 💯 and the majority 👎 pic.twitter.com/owLThxI9PX
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        1. Hackrepreneur‏ @hackrepreneur 17 Mar 2020
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          Maybe wrong moment to ask.... perhaps, though, while we're at it, let's ask Fortress to be a bit more straightforward and honest in their "valuation rationalization" offers to buying claims of MtGox creditors

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        1. Joan D Winston‏ @JoanDWinston1 17 Mar 2020
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          https://nypost.com/2018/05/21/japanese-bank-launches-400m-patent-troll-fund/ …

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        1. phill_mcgrupp‏ @grateful_cynic 17 Mar 2020
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          Giannis must have tested positive

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