MicroPatent
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Micropatent is a subsidiary of the Thomson Corporation. It is the world’s leading private source for online patent and trademark information and produces the world's largest commercial collection of searchable full-text patent information.[citation needed]
In 2004, hacker Myron Tereshchuk attempted to extort $17 million from Micropatent by threatening to release confidential information and launch a DDOS attack. Tereschuk was arrested by the FBI in a raid which uncovered "components for hand grenades, the formula and items necessary for making Ricin, and literature about poisons" in his possession.[1]
