Posts Tagged ‘Patent troll’
Wisconsin Assembly Approves Patent Troll Bill
On March 20, 2014, the Wisconsin Assembly passed Senate Bill 498, a bill similar to legislature introduced in the U.S. Senate aimed at curbing the effects of non-practicing entities, otherwise known as patent trolls. The bill was signed into law by Governor Walker on April 23, 2014. Read more about the pending U.S. Senate legislation…
Read MoreLegislation to Rein in Patent Trolls Passes the House of Representatives
By Brad Meyer On December 5, 2013, the U.S. House passed the Innovation Act by a vote of 325 to 91. The bill is aimed at reining in the most egregious practices of so-called patent trolls (also known as Non-Practicing Entities (NPEs) and Patent Assertion Entities (PAEs)). Although trolls do not physically produce any goods…
Read MorePatent Trolls and Other Fairy Tales
By Michael Griggs No, despite how it sounds, a patent troll is not a character in the latest kids’ movie. Patent trolls – or, as they are less derogatively referred to, Non-Practicing Entities (NPEs) or Patent Assertion Entities (PAEs) – are a very real concern. A patent troll is an entity that owns or controls…
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