Goes after developers who write them

A patent troll claims it invented the idea of the mobile app and is threatening every developer that ever wrote one with an East Texas lawsuit.

Does not want to be a patent troll when it grows up

Qualcomm has decided that it is not in its best interested to flog off its chipmaking business and stick to becoming a patent troll.

EFF in troll beating measure

In a cunning plan to defeat patent and copyright trolls, the EFF is trying to get the use of East Texas courts banned for those sorts of cases.

But will not be banned

Software giant Microsoft has lost a potentially costly patent battle against "patent holding outfit" InterDigital.

Career in doubt

More patent trollage

Sign that Congress might actually wake up

Study reveals

Android phones have major patent issues

Will be nice on international standards