Maryland association sues company over alleged patent trolling The Rockville, Md.-based Restoration Industry Association is taking the pest control services company ThermaPure to court to stop the business from suing its members. The purpose of the lawsuit is to invalidate six of seven patents held by ThermaPure, according to RIA. The suit was filed Federal Court of the Western District of Washington state. "These patents… have been used by Thermapure to sue RIA members and other restoration industry companies through a process commonly known as ‘patent trolling,'" RIA said in a statement. "RIA firmly believes that these suits are without merit, as the family of patents… Read More