There was an interesting bill introduced into the House recently, the SHIELD, or "Saving High-tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes" act, which offsets

There was an interesting bill introduced into the House recently, the SHIELD, or "Saving High-tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes" act, which offsets the cost of a patent law dispute to the loser. The issue of legal costs is not only relevant with federal criminal lawsuits, but also with smaller companies and "patent trolls". Taking this into consideration, the SHIELD act seems like a mere Band-Aid.