The Patent Scam Intro
Austin Meyer
Why leaders watch it
A founder's story of fighting a patent troll; useful to know legal risks but narrow.
Austin Meyer, developer of the X-Plane flight simulator, explains how he was sued by a patent troll over a trivial claim about an app's license server. He walks through how the shell-company litigation works and why ignoring the suit makes things worse.
Topics: Ethics & character, Failure, safety & learning orgs
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