Patent Troll Sues The FTC, Saying It Has A First Amendment Right To Shake Down Companies Using A Scanner

MPHJ had become one of the poster children for extreme patent trolls abusing the system, and various states had begun suing the company for threatening local businesses. In fact, just today, NY apparently settled with MPHJ -- and revealed that MPHJ acquired its five patents for... $1.

MPHJ argues that it has a first amendment right to shake down companies for money. It's going to have a very difficult time supporting that argument. It seems unlikely that MPHJ's case will get very far.