Project Jengo: Explaining Challenges to Patent Validity (and a looming threat)

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This post introduces 'Project Jengo', Cloudflare's initiative to combat patent trolls by challenging the validity of patents through USPTO administrative proceedings like Inter Partes Review (IPR) and ex parte reexamination. It details the mechanics and advantages of these processes compared to traditional court litigation, highlighting how they can be used to invalidate 'bad patents' that stifle innovation. This represents a new facet of Cloudflare's threat management, extending beyond technical defenses to legal and administrative challenges against entities that leverage patents to hinder technological progress.