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Valve wins legal battle against patent troll Rothschild and associated companies
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this post was submitted on 19 Feb 2026
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Its not an independent patent troll that is different from the guy named Rothschild.
Is the guy named Rothschild a member of /the/ Rothschild family?
I am not 100% certain of that, but I am certain that the guy named Rothschild and the patent troll in NY are the same thing.
... Somewhat strangely, despite there literally being a https://leighmrothschild.com/ where he glazes the fuck out of hinself... there isn't very much publically available info about the guy.
The rich guy, who just lost a lawsuit because he / his legal representatives confidently lied and provided false information to a judge.
Who prefers the term 'patent accumulator'.
The guy who has a personal website that says:
"I am a well rounded person and my real passion is travelling."
... Uh... huh... yeah....
Apparently he got his undergrad degree at the University of Miami in 73, was born in 1952... and... managed to get his first patent in 73 as well.
How many people have the resources/connections to get a patent while doing their college education, by age 21?
Not saying he didn't, I am saying that sure seems like he's had connections and money from a young age.
I can't explicitly tie him to /the/ Rothschild family, not with just 30 minutes of searching.
But he certainly is one of the most obnoxiously arrogrant, blue-blooded asshats I've ever encountered, and... I had a few econ and poli sci professors that regularly attended CFR meetings, or took a sabbatical from working at Goldman Sachs and Black Rock to work as a finance professor, shit like that.
I was just asking if he was related because I wasn't sure he was related to Those Rothschilds. I tried to Google it because I was curious and came up with nothing.
I wasn't doubting that his name was Rothschild though. Still, added context is added context, so thank you again.