Patent attorneys are celebrating a first-in-the-nation settlement reached by Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson that essentially kicks a Texas patent “troll” out of the state.

Swanson announced on Tuesday that MPHJ Technology Investments had agreed to stop threatening to sue Minnesota businesses that use typical office equipment that scans documents to e-mail. MPHJ, of Waco, Texas, had demanded license fees of $1,000 to $1,200 per employee.