
11/5/2017 · Matthew Prince
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This post details Cloudflare's legal challenge against Blackbird Technologies, a patent troll that combines legal firm and IP rights holder functions. Cloudflare outlines its strategy to contest the lawsuit, fund an award for crowdsourced prior art to invalidate Blackbird patents, and investigate potential violations of professional conduct by Blackbird and its attorneys. The post also provides background on the patent troll problem and Cloudflare's support for the patent system.