Mycroft AI fires back in 'patent troll' case

Kansas City-based Mycroft AI filed a motion to dismiss a patent infringement suit against it and plans to take legal action to invalidate the plaintiff's patents. Mycroft developed versatile, open source voice assistant software that can run on a multitude of platforms, allowing people to control computer functions through voice commands instead of a mouse. Voice Tech Corp., based in Tyler, Texas, filed suit Feb. 18 in federal court in Kansas City, accusing Mycroft of infringing on its patent for…