Famed "trademark troll" Tim Langdell back on the Edge

Tim Langdell, the trademark troll once infamous for policing the word 'Edge,' is back in the news. According to Boing Boing, the publishers of Edge Magazine have reportedly paid Langdell to settle a trademark dispute and avoid litigation—this, fifteen years after courts cancelled his trademarks and a judge expressed fury at his legal tactics. Langdell's attempt to monopolize 'Edge' seemed to have ended, but he's apparently found new targets.

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