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EFF Busts Podcasting Patent, Invalidating Key Claims at Patent Office

San Francisco - The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) invalidated key claims in the so-called “podcasting patent” today after a petition for review from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)—a decision that significantly curtails the ability of a patent troll to threaten podcasters big and small.
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Bringing Transparency to Patent Law

Much of EFF’s transparency work centers around government activities in the executive and legislative branches. But transparency in the courts is also important. That’s why yesterday we sent a letter to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit asking for greater free public access to orders issued by...

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HRW v. DEA

Human Rights Watch, a nonpartisan organization that fights human rights abuses across the globe, filed suit against the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration for illegally collecting records of its telephone calls to certain foreign countries. EFF represents Human Rights Watch in this case, which seeks to ensure the program is permanently...

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