Minnesota Forces Patent Company to Cease Royalty Demands
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A patent-licensing company sued by Vermont officials for sending threatening letters has agreed not to target businesses in Minnesota, that state’s attorney general said today.
MPHJ Technology Investments LLC, which is registered in Wilmington, Delaware, claims anyone who scans documents to be e-mailed infringes its patents for the technology. It’s sent thousands of letters nationwide to companies and non-profit organizations demanding as much as $1,200 per employee to avoid patent-infringement lawsuits.