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A nonpartisan research and advocacy group says it is trying to invalidate efforts by a patent troll to sue crypto projects. 
The DeFi Education Fund (DEF), a Washington D.C.-based policy research group, said in a recent blog post it has taken action against True Return Systems LLC (TRS), calling the firm a “patent troll.” 
According to the <a href="https://www.defieducationfund.org/post/def-fights-back-against-patent-troll" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">statement</a>, DEF filed a petition last week with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), trying to initiate an inter partes review (IPR) and cancel all claims in a patent owned by TRS. The move comes after TRS filed a lawsuit against <a href="https://crypto.news/ethereum-co-founder-vitalik-buterin-exits-makerdao-position/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">MakerDAO</a> and <a href="https://crypto.news/defi-compound-decentralization/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Compound Protocol</a> in October 2022 for alleged infringement of a US patent. DEF argues that the patent should have never been issued, citing a lack of unique solutions. 
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 “In our petition, we demonstrate to the USPTO that the technology described in the patent [owned by TRS] was not new or unique at the time the patent was granted, and, in fact, there was prior art in circulation prior to its issuance.” <cite>The DeFi Education Fund</cite> 
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DEF admits the case won’t be quick, as TRS can respond to the petition within three months. Currently, TRS is the owner of US Patent No. 10,025,797. 
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In the meantime, the USPTO must decide by March 2024 whether to accept the petition and move forward with the review of the patent. If and when a review is initiated, the USPTO must decide within one year, DEF explains. 
The Washington D.C.-based group hopes the efforts will defend “people’s ability to use and develop open source software.” 
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DeFi group urges UPSTO to protect crypto from patent trolls

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