With the regulatory backlash against so-called patent trolls continuing to mount, the patent licensing company MPHJ Technology Investments took matters into its own hands in January by bringing a First Amendment case against the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. The very next day, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced what he called a “groundbreaking” settlement with MPHJ, hailing the deal as a warning to others.
As reported by Joe Mullin of Ars Technica, MPHJ lodged a declaratory judgment suit against the FTC in federal district court in Waco, Texas, MPHJ’s home turf. The suit was filed by Farney Daniels, the small Texas firm that has represented MPHJ in its controversial patent enforcement campaign.
