Dell Sued Over Global Trade Patent
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DE Technologies, a small Virginia company, is taking computer giant Dell to court claiming infringement of a patent that covers all international commerce via computers. According to the Wall Street Journal, DE Technologies was granted the patent in 2002 despite it being cited in a Congressional debate as an example of the out-of-control patent office issuing obvious and broad patents. Long before it was even granted, DE prepared to license the patent to companies doing business outside the U.S., in exchange for a small percentage of sales, or threaten litigation.