Judge Orders Patent Troll To Explain Its 'Mr. Sham' To Jury 117
netbuzz writes "Judge William Alsup of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has no problem calling Network Protection Sciences (NPS) a patent troll. What he does have a problem with is NPS telling a Texas court that NPS had an 'ongoing business concern' in that state run by a 'director of business development' when all it really had was a rented file-cabinet room and the 'director' was actually the building landlord who merely signed legal papers when NPS told him to do so. Judge Alsup calls the alleged business a 'sham' and the non-employee 'Mr. Sham,' yet he declined to dismiss the patent infringement lawsuit filed by NPS against Fortinet from which this information emerged. Instead, he told NPS, 'this jury is going to hear all of this stuff about the closet. And you're going to have to explain why "Mr. Sham" was signing these documents.'"
Lessons learned. (Score:5, Funny)
... when all it really had was a rented file-cabinet room and the 'director' was actually the building landlord ...
Don't cheap out on the props for your cover story.
Mr Sham was signing the documents (Score:3, Funny)
because Miss Swindle was stuck in meetings.
Mr. Sham is called to the stand (Score:2, Funny)
For the record, please state your name. "Sam T. Sham". Now, Mr. Sham, can you explain why you signed those documents? Yes, your honor A " Wooly Bully [wikipedia.org] made me do it".
Re:Go Judge (Score:4, Funny)
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.
Re:Mr Sham was signing the documents (Score:5, Funny)
And Mrs. Sham was out shopping with friends.
Really? Mrs. Sham? Wow.
Re:Wish I could buy that judge a beer (Score:5, Funny)
Did you happen to visit a loveli lake in Sweden circa 1975 and do you have a brother?
Re:Mr Sham was signing the documents (Score:3, Funny)