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Patent Trolls Get Worked Over at CES
Last year, it was SOPA that rallied the Internet community. This year it may well be patent trolls, companies whose sole business is to buy up patents and then go after companies for patent...
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Internet Policy's Rock Star Addresses CES
Sen. Ron Wyden is practically a rock star among the Internet community. Hailed as the “Senator from the Internet,” the Democratic member from Oregon seemed to relish the accolades during his morning...
View ArticleBill Targeting Patent Trolls Could Be First Nail in the Coffin
This could be the year Congress takes serious action against patent trolls, non-practicing entities that buy up patents and virtually extort companies to pay up for violating frivolous patents. A good...
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Lawmakers Sound Sympathetic to Internet Group
In a sign that Internet giants will help drive the agenda in Washington, more than half a dozen lawmakers representing both sides of the aisle today paid homage to the $8 trillion annual Internet...
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ANA's Liodice Warns Business to Collaborate More
If there was any doubt that Washington has more influence over the ad industry than ever, just check out Bob Liodice’s opening statement before the Association of National Advertisers' annual policy...
View ArticleSen. Schumer to Introduce Bill to Crack Down on Patent Trolls
Patent trolls, companies that don't produce or manufacture products, but make a living buying up patents in order to sue other companies, may not have long to prosper—if Congress can figure out a way...
View ArticleSen. John Cornyn Joins the Fight Against Patent Trolls With New Bill
Legislation targeting patent trolls is picking up steam in Congress. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) became the latest lawmaker to offer a solution, introducing a bill aimed at making it easier for the...
View Article4A's Issues Guidance to Deal With Surge in Patent Troll Cases
Two years ago, advertising agencies and their clients had barely heard of patent trolls, let alone worry who should pay the costs associated with patent assertion cases. But the sudden surge in patent...
View ArticlePresident Obama to Tackle Patent Trolls
President Obama is joining in the battle against patent trolls. On Tuesday, he announced a set of five executive actions and seven legislative recommendations aimed at patent assertion entities that...
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House Lawmakers Urge FTC to Crack Down on Patent Trolls
Opening up a new front in the war on patent trolls, a group of lawmakers—led by Reps. Judy Chu (D-Calif.) and Blake Farenthold (R-Tex.)—urged the Federal Trade Commission to get into the fight. In a...
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More Than 200 Retailers Have Been Targeted By Patent Trolls
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 gained momentum in Congress, with five...
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FTC's Ramirez Takes on Patent Trolls
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 patent assertion...
View Article50 Groups Coalesce to Fight Patent Trolls
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 organizations—including...
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Confessions of A Patent Troll
It seems like everyone in Washington—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...
View ArticlePatent Troll Lobby to Descend on Congress Thursday
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 descend...
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Heads Up, Patent Trolls: Omnibus Reform Bill Is Moving
An omnibus bill addressing patent troll abuses is likely to be introduced next week, before the August congressional recess. That was the message delivered Thursday to a coalition of lobbyists in a...
View ArticleGAO Report on Patent Lawsuits Could Help Reform Efforts
A new report from the Government Accountability Office on patent infringement lawsuits could give lawmakers the firepower they need to move reform legislation aimed at curbing abusive patent troll...
View ArticleAd Campaign Asks Consumers to Tell Congress to Stop Patent Trolls
Congress may be out of town, but that doesn't mean it can hide from Beltway lobbyists. Giving lawmakers a little nudge to make sure they keep their promise to take up patent reform legislation...
View ArticleBill to Curb Patent Troll Abuses Taking Shape
Even as Congress battles over funding the government, new legislation to curb abusive patent troll practices is beginning to take shape. Members of the Big Tent Coalition representing a diverse of...
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Long-Awaited Bill to Curb Patent Troll Abuses Introduced
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...
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