- Jul 13, 2017

Bad Patents Are Fueling Meritless Patent Troll Litigation

Patent trolls continue to use the most vague, poor quality patents issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that almost certainly should never have been granted by PTO as the basis for nearly all of the lawsuits they file. The United for Patent Reform coalition applauded today’s hearing by the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property, which scrutinized the types of patents that fuels most troll lawsuits.

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