Victory: Gust Wins Crowdfunding Patent Infringement Case Against AlphaCap Ventures

December 20, 2016 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois |

Two Year Patent Troll Case Ends in Triumph as Gust Refuses to Settle in “Giant Win” for Crowdfunding Industry. Gust, the “world’s largest community of entrepreneurs and early-stage investors”, has won a huge victory in court that impacts the entire crowdfunding industry. Today Gust announced the… Read More

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Brief: Kickstarter Alum Bunch O Balloons Partners Tinnus Enterprises and Zuru File Suit Alleging Patent Infringement

June 11, 2015 @ 10:14 am By Samantha Hurst |

This week, Tinnus Enterprises, LLC and Zuru Ltd. filed a suit in U.S. Federal Court against Telebrands Corp. and Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. alleging infringement of U.S. Patent 9,051,066. In case number 6:15-cv-00551 filed in the Eastern District of Texas, the plaintiffs allege that Telebrands’… Read More

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