Patent troll claims to own Bluetooth, scores $15.7M verdict against Samsung

Does your phone use Bluetooth? Your tablet? Computer? Car? Who made it? How long before this troll goes after them too?

How long before patent reform stops this?

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/02/patent-troll-claims-to-own-bluetooth-scores-15-7m-verdict-against-samsung/ / patent enforcers win in court reform Gordon Bremer invent Bluetooth 2.0 admitted stand East Texas Federal Court specification on the market hefty royalty Samsung jury ruled Korean electronics company infringed Bremer's patents 2.5 percent $15.7 million verdict won employer Rembrandt IP oldest most successful patent trolls jury found in Rembrandt's favor Friday trial finding Samsung's Bluetooth-enabled products mobile cell phones tablets televisions Tvs infringe Bremer's patents compatibility between different types of modems connect string of applications 199 first version of Bluetooth invented by Swedish cell phone company Ericsson 1994 award jury verdict giving money to a patent troll make money filing patent lawsuits trial against Samsung same complaint names Blackberry infringer settle settled upcoming trial date Rembrandt's lawyers patents apply to all products using Bluetooth 2.0 products justice was done here Rembrandt lawyer settlement settle inventions patent verdicts trial standards body SIG Bluetooth Special Interest Group /