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title: "Article:  	Cable industry sues Apple-backed patent troll over “illegal conspiracy”"
date: "2014-01-23T08:11:18-07:00"
modified: "2014-01-23T08:11:18-07:00"
author: kims
url: "https://dominoresearch.com/article-cable-industry-sues-apple-backed-patent-troll-over-illegal-conspiracy"
categories: News & Views, The Domino Effect
tags: Apple, bad patent enforcement, cable industry, cable vs apple, patent trolls
description: "I guess it was bound to happen…  patent trolling on any scale is big business, and we’ve seen Apple and other tech giants go at each other for what seems like ever. Cable industry sues Apple-backed patent troll over “illegal conspiracy” http://gigaom.com/2014/01/21/cable-industry-sues-apple-backed-patent-troll-over-illegal-conspiracy/ Remotely posted news brief"
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site_name: DominoResearch.com
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# Article:  	Cable industry sues Apple-backed patent troll over “illegal conspiracy”

I guess it was bound to happen…  patent trolling on any scale is big business, and we’ve seen Apple and other tech giants go at each other for what seems like ever.

Cable industry sues Apple-backed patent troll over “illegal conspiracy”

[http://gigaom.com/2014/01/21/cable-industry-sues-apple-backed-patent-troll-over-illegal-conspiracy/](http://gigaom.com/2014/01/21/cable-industry-sues-apple-backed-patent-troll-over-illegal-conspiracy/)

Remotely posted news brief