We have devoted numerous blog posts to the law suit between Paul Allen’s Interval Licensing LLC and numerous technology companies, including AOL, eBay, Apple, Google, Netfix, Yahoo and YouTube.  Unlike many other commentators (such as IP Watchdog), I do not consider Mr. Allen to be a “troll” because the intent of Interval Licensing was not to go around suing, but rather to develop useful inventions in the early years of the Web.  It appears that Mr. Allen’s multi-million dollar investment in the company was not recouped by licensing opportunities, so he instead went the legal route …. that is a reasonable option, in my opinion….

Be that as it may, trollish or not, as has been widely reported, U.S. District Judge Marsha J. Pechman issued an order last Friday dismissing the complaint for lack of specificity.  Hardly surprising.

She will allow the plaintiff to amend the complaint, and it should be interesting to see the specifics.

When the amended complain is filed we are sure to follow up.   We will keep you posted.