General public transit companies deride patent trolls'

Public transit companies countrywide are being specific along with questionable lawsuits through so called patent trolls squeezing settlements from financially strapped general public entities unable to mount lawful defenses towards statements they may be infringing upon intellectual house protections, business representatives stated Thursday.

Lawsuits or even threats associated with lawful activity possess already been lodged towards a minimum of 23 transit companies in certain from the nation biggest cities, such as New York, Boston as well as Chicago. Competitors say the statements tend to be frivolous and they are stifling innovation, draining sources as well as priced at taxpayers millions.