States, Tech Groups Rush to Defend Idaho’s Anti-Patent Troll Law

Twenty-seven states and three tech trade groups urged the Federal Circuit not to scrap Idaho’s “anti-patent troll” law in response to an unprecedented challenge to its constitutionality.

Idaho’s law barring the bad-faith assertion of patents in court—and particularly a bond requirement it imposes on non-practicing entities—is before the court in appeals filed by Longhorn IP LLC and an affiliate, Katana Silicon Technologies LLC.

Katana sued chip maker maker Micron Technology Inc. alleging patent infringement in 2022. A federal judge in Boise, Idaho, where Micron is headquartered, ordered either Longhorn or Katana to post an $8 million bond to proceed against ...