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Emanuel Agrees to Limit Chicago Trash Pickup Fee Increases

2015-10-20 21:03:00| Waste Age

Chicago Tribune Mayor Rahm Emanuel has agreed to temporarily limit increases to the controversial new trash pickup fee he wants to charge Chicago households as he tries to build broader support for his bad-news budget. read more

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Judges' Ruling On MASSIVE Patent Troll Fee Boils Down To Just One Word - 'Affirmed'

2015-10-14 05:43:49| Electronics - Topix.net

One patent troll has found no refuge - and a much lighter wallet - at the hands of a federal appeals court. The judges for the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit used just one word Oct. 9 to allow a $1.4 million fee to be levied against Acacia Research Corporation-"affirmed."

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Appeals court hits largest public patent troll with $1.4M fee

2015-10-12 23:15:30| Semiconductors - Topix.net

The nation's top patent court has given its seal of approval to a hefty $1.4 million award of legal fees against the largest publicly traded "non-practicing entity," Acacia Research Corporation. The award was granted one year ago by US District Judge Gregory Sleet, and it was one of the first to be decided under the new Octane Fitness caselaw, which makes it easier for defendants to get their legal fees in baseless patent suits.

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