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stavros on Oct 4, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Notch offered to not (tm) Scrolls etc, but Bethesd...

You can't sue someone for being a patent troll just because you have a trademark on a game called "Patent Trolls"! Just like Bethesda can't sue scrolls for being scrolls now.

lawnchair_larry on Oct 4, 2011 [–]

You can sue for whatever you want. If you are a rich bully, you'll almost always win one way or another. The law is barely relevant.

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