Judge Tosses RICO Claims over NPE's Patent Licensing Campaign

A federal judge has dismissed claims by Cisco Systems that Innovatio IP Ventures' patent licensing activities violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. The judge declined to dismiss Cisco's breach of contract claims, so the lawsuit isn't dead yet, but the ruling is a major vindication for Innovatio, a particularly controversial non-practicing entity.

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