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Patent reform must ensure legitimate patent challenges remain affordable
The patent system is rife with abuse by patent trolls and patent assertion entities. Reform is desperately needed. Unfortunately, some...
May 28, 2015
Notes From the Battlefield in the Patent War
Some years ago, living in a cheap apartment near the airport in Columbia, S.C., I wrote X-Plane, a flight-simulator program that has been...
May 26, 2015
Put the Brakes on ‘Patent Trolling'
Targeting American businesses with meritless lawsuits has become big business. Sen. Chuck Grassley deserves our thanks for his leadership...
May 26, 2015
Restricting Patent Challenges Will Harm Small Businesses
After building momentum for weeks, congressional action on patent reform legislation is beginning to slow. The Senate Judiciary Committee...
May 26, 2015
Rhode Island Businesses Need Trolls Stopped
Unfortunately, in recent years patent trolls have used shakedown-style tactics to threaten businesses of all types with frivolous claims...
May 25, 2015
Patent Reform is Good for Startups and Investors
The debate over patent trolls rages on, getting some pretty high-profile (and hilarious) attention from John Oliver and action in the...
May 21, 2015
Opinion: Congress must thwart patent trolls, promote innovation
We absolutely respect the right of companies and individuals to legitimately protect their own innovations. However, patent trolls seek...
May 17, 2015
Opinion: National response to patent trolls
Vermont is a creative, innovative place with a strong history of entrepreneurial initiative. Despite difficult economic news, many...
May 17, 2015
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