'Patent troll' Eolas defeated in final court appeal over invalidated patents

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US appeals court upholds invalidation of Eolas' controversial web patents

Eolas, the "patent troll" that sought to cash-in on patents it claimed to own over web browser technology, has been defeated in its final appeal in court. It follows a decade and a half of litig...

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