Patent Owner Refuses to Participate in ‘Judicial Inquisition’

The owner of an IP Edge-linked patent holding company said she won’t attend a July hearing in Delaware where a federal judge is seeking to assess her credibility as part of a heated litigation-funding investigation.

In a document filed July 12 in the US District Court for the District of Delaware and styled as a “Notice of Objection to and Non-Participation in Judicial Inquisition,” Lori LaPray and her company Backertop Licensing LLC, said they were “declining to participate any further.”

Backertop is one of several limited liability companies linked to Texas consulting company Mavexar LLC that, in turn, has connections ...