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Meanwhile, in response to abuse of the patent system by so-called “trolls,” the House of Representatives has passed a bill called the Innovation Act (details: h
by kirtijthorat 13y ago
Meanwhile, in response to abuse of the patent system by so-called “trolls,” the House of Representatives has passed a bill called the Innovation Act (details: http://www.gop.gov/bill/113/1/hr3309 http://www.gop.gov/bill/113/1/hr3309) to fix the worst abuses. The bill is expected to pass the Senate and be signed into law next year. Significantly improving patent quality is no easy task and would likely require fundamental changes to patent law, to the PTO, and to procedures for examining patent applications. New rules to reduce “smash-and-grab” patent trolling is VERY IMPORTANT and hope our Govt. acts on this bill asap.
- sigzero 13y agoI don't think that would help in this case since this isn't a patent "troll" but a conglomeration of companies.
- kirtijthorat 13y agoYou're absolutely correct but I just wanted to bring that topic just for the general awareness on the "patent troll" subject. Also, I found the following information on "conglomeration of companies" : In 2011, a group of technology companies that included Apple, Microsoft, Sony, and BlackBerry banded together to outbid Google on a bundle of patents from Nortel Networks. This cadre was victorious, paying $4.5 billion for around 4,000 patents, which Google couldn’t match. Now the group, which calls itself the Rockstar Consortium, is reportedly looking to offload some of those patents.