Long-Awaited Bill to Curb Patent Troll Abuses Introduced
Performance Marketing
The much-anticipated bill to curb patent troll abuses is officially moving and moving fast—even after being sidelined by the government shutdown. Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), chairman of the judiciary committee, [...]
Patent Troll Lobby to Descend on Congress Thursday
Performance Marketing
The National Retail Federation, the 4As, Overstock.com, the Coalition for Patent Fairness and some of the more than 50 organizations of the Big Tent coalition fighting patent troll abuse will [...]
Confessions of a Patent Troll
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It seems like everyone in Washington, D.C.—from President Obama to a growing number of lawmakers—loves to hate patent trolls, those who aggressively snap up patents, then sue unsuspecting companies to [...]
50 Groups Coalesce to Fight Patent Trolls
Performance Marketing
To impress on Congress that those who stake patent claims, aka patent trolls, are using dubious practices to wreak havoc on nearly every business sector, a diverse group of 50 [...]
FTC’s Ramirez Takes on Patent Trolls
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Federal Trade Commission chairwoman Edith Ramirez put patent trolls on notice, announcing a series of steps the agency could take to get to the bottom of the growing activity among [...]
More Than 200 Retailers Have Been Targeted By Patent Trolls
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There’s reason to be optimistic that before the end of the year Washington will put patent trolls in their place. In the last few weeks, the push for reform has [...]