Legal quirk lets anyone sue firms over old patents

Courtesy Newsvine - business  Mon, 06/08/2009 - 12:42

Look carefully at the lid to your coffee cup or the handle of your disposable razor. A recent ruling on an obscure, century-old statute has opened the door for people familiar with the finer points of patent law to sue companies that stamp their products with expired patent numbers.

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