Uniloc Patent Case Against Rackspace Tossed for Bogus Patents 76
netbuzz writes "A federal judge in Texas, presiding over a district notorious for favoring patent trolls, has summarily dismissed all claims relating to a case brought by Uniloc USA against Rackspace for [Linux] allegedly infringing upon [Uniloc's] patents. Red Hat defended Rackspace in the matter and issued a press release saying: 'In dismissing the case, Chief Judge Leonard Davis found that Uniloc's claim was unpatentable under Supreme Court case law that prohibits the patenting of mathematical algorithms. This is the first reported instance in which the Eastern District of Texas has granted an early motion to dismiss finding a patent invalid because it claimed unpatentable subject matter.'"
You can't patent floating point math after all.
Worthless (Score:5, Interesting)
You know your patent case is worthless when East Texas courts throw it out. If you can't win your troll case there it's friggin' hopeless.
Re:Was USPTO sleeping? (Score:4, Interesting)
Because it needs the cash and it has never been sued for approving a bad patent.
I hope Unilock sues the USPTO. Regardless of the outcome it might fix things.