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– EFF to court: The First Amendment protects criticism of patent trolls (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News September 19, 2018

EFF has submitted an amicus brief to the New Hampshire Supreme Court asking it to affirm a lower court ruling that found criticism of a patent owner was not defamatory.
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