I had never heard of TQP, but apparently they've sued hundreds of companies for violating an obscure crypto patent. They allege infringement just on the basis of using SSL / TLS. The defendants include Google, Adobe, the NFL, TD Ameritrade, etc.<p>Here is the patent in question:<p><a href="http://www.google.com/patents?id=fUwgAAAAEBAJ" rel="nofollow">http://www.google.com/patents?id=fUwgAAAAEBAJ</a>