Valve Seeks to Hold Leigh Rothschild Personally Liable for Alleged Patent Litigation Abuse
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Summary
Valve Corporation is pursuing legal action against Leigh Rothschild personally, alleging he has engaged in a pattern of strategic abuse of the patent system. The article details how a 2016 settlement between Valve and Rothschild's Display Technologies LLC was supposed to resolve patent disputes, but Valve claims Rothschild has continued to file lawsuits through various shell companies. Valve's current lawsuit seeks to pierce the corporate veil and hold Rothschild personally liable for what it describes as abusive patent litigation tactics that exploit the judicial system.
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The 2016 settlement between Valve Corporation and Rothschild's Display Technologies LLC was meant to put an end to an expensive diversion.
After making the payment and securing a broad, perpetual license, the business moved on.
However, years later, what had appeared to be resolved reappeared, albeit in a different and more complicated form.
Valve's lawsuit seeks to pierce the corporate veil and hold Rothschild personally liable for what it describes as abusive patent litigation tactics.
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