Senate Patent Troll Bill Gets Delayed in Committee

Sen. Leahy hoped to hammer out compromise next week

The Senate's version of a bill to curb patent troll abuses suffered a slight setback Thursday when Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), chairman of the judiciary committee, was forced to push back consideration of his bill to next week, April 3.

Advocates for patent troll reform have been anxiously waiting for the Senate to catch up to the House, which easily passed a bill last year. Just last month, the White House urged the Senate to "finish the job." 

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