Twitter sued

Categories: Patent Infringement, Twitter

Michael Coyle
September 28, 2009

Twitter sued for patent infringment.

The 140-character messaging system which is at the core of Twitter’s success is facing a legal battle as a law suit was filed by Techradium a Texas company.

Techradium’s lawyer states “The problem is the Twitter architecture. The way they have it set up is technology that is squarely within TechRadium’s patents.” This cannot come as a suprise to Twitter. The excellent Register reported :

“It’s not that Twitter didn’t see this coming. In mid-July, a hacker exposed a wealth of corporate and personal documents one of which as Wired was stamped “Legal” and included the prophetic words: “We will be sued for patent infringement, repeatedly and often.”

So it will be interesting to see how the Twits extrapulate itself from this.

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Michael Coyle

Michael is Lawdit’s Principal and heads our Commercial and Intellectual Property Department. As a Solicitor Advocate, he is one of a select group of legal experts qualified to represent clients as an advocate in the Higher Courts in England and Wales. He holds a Master of Laws degree (LL.M) from Nottingham Trent University and is a guest lecturer at Southampton Solent University. He has also completed a teaching stint at the Academy of Music in Guildford where Michael taught copyright law. Michael is highly regarded for his work in all areas of intellectual property law (which includes the eCommerce and IT fields), litigation and company/commercial matters. He regularly advises on non-contentious issues including regulatory and statutory obligations and has been involved in many successful disputes, with a strong reputation for finding common sense and practical solutions for clients. In 2017, Michael was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law from Southampton Solent University for his contribution to the University and his continued support to its students.