When a bad patent manages to slip through the cracks, it should be taken out of the system. Doing so would take productive U.S. companies out of the chokehold of patent trolls.
Tag: patent trolls
Vermont fights patent troll case on two fronts
The Vermont Attorney General's Office seeks to throw out challenge to 2013 patent trolling law while asking to have a previous lawsuit heard in Vermont.
Leahy introduces bill to protect VT businesses from patent abuse
News Release -- Sen. Patrick Leahy April 29, 2015 Press Contact: David Carle 202-224-3693 . . . ‘Patent Trolls’ Victimize Firms In Vermont And Across The Nation WASHINGTON (WEDNESDAY, April […]
Paul Ralston: Taking patent litigation reform to the next level
Vermont’s Attorney General has been aggressive in pursuit of these bad actors, but there is only so much one state can do. We need Congress to pass a comprehensive, national solution.
Copyright lawsuit against Vermont Woods Studios dropped, refiled
On June 26, Vincent K. Tylor filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California that he was dismissing a lawsuit against Vermont Woods Studio without prejudice. On July 29, Peggy Farabaugh received notice that he had refiled, this time in the U.S. District Court in Hawaii.
Attorney General Sorrell urges Congress to address patent trolls' abusive demand letters
Today Attorney General Bill Sorrell, at the request of Congressman Peter Welch, testified before a subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Energy and Commerce to urge Congress to take steps to address the growing issue of unfair and deceptive patent demand letters.
Eric Friedman: We need protection from the trolls
There is no single solution to curbing patent troll abuses, and a number of measures have been proposed in Congress.
Senate Judiciary Committee holds hearing on abusive patent practices
The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing titled “Protecting Small Businesses and Promoting Innovation by Limiting Patent Troll Abuse.” Chairman Patrick Leahy is the author of the Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013, a bipartisan bill to protect businesses and innovators who are being improperly targeted by patent trolls.
Patent trolls: Leahy introduces bipartisan bill to protect Vt. businesses from patent lawsuit abuse
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Committee member Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) joined together Monday to introduce legislation to protect businesses and innovators who are being improperly targeted by so-called “patent trolls.”
Vermont businesses want to see patent troll legislation go national
In 2011, businesses across the U.S. paid $29 billion in direct legal fees and about $80 billion in indirect costs related to bogus patent challenges.
Anti-patent troll campaign targets Vermont
It may be preaching to the choir, but groups fighting patent trolls are looking to rally support in Vermont — a leader in the fight.
Leahy urges FTC to act against patent trolls
News Release -- Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. June 20, 2013 WASHINGTON --Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) Thursday urged the Federal Trade Commission to more aggressively pursue enforcement actions […]
