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SPECIAL EP: If Twitter Sues…with Gaston Kroub


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Will Twitter's meager patent portfolio doom Elon Musk’s hopes of “strictly enforcing” Twitter’s IP rights?  Eli is joined by return guest Gaston Kroub on this special episode to discuss how an unprecedented IP dispute between two of the world’s richest men might play out.  

In response to Meta successfully launching Threads, Musk’s go to lawyer Alex Spiro sent a letter to Mark Zuckerberg expressing "serious concerns that Meta...has engaged in systematic, willful, and unlawful misappropriation of Twitter's trade secrets and other intellectual property" and intention to "strictly enforce its intellectual property rights."  Although the letter focuses on trade secrets, Spiro’s colleagues are likely busy mining Twitter's patent portfolio. 

Unfortunately for them, Twitter’s patent program last made news in 2012 when it launched the Innovator’s Patent Agreement.  The IPA was meant to show Twitter’s commitment to “employees that their patents would “only be used for defensive purposes” (if you didn’t read the fine print).  Unsurprisingly, this attitude led to Twitter barely obtaining any patents.  However, it has managed to keep some foundational families of patents - that make Twitter founder Jack Dorsey as an inventor - alive.

Will any of this matter? What will it take for Twitter to file a credible claim suit? If Twitter does file suit, what will happen next?  What will it take for these billionaires - who previously challenged each other to a jiu-jitsu-match - to settle?  Is this IP dispute just a scheme by Musk to make Twitter someone else’s problem? 

You don’t want to miss this episode to find out. 



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