PATENT TROLLS

TECHNOLOGY
Here's Why Patents Are Innovation's Worst Enemy
By Vivek Wadhwa, Contributor
Academic, Researcher, Writer, Entrepreneur
The framers of the U.S. Constitution were not wrong. Patents did serve an important purpose during the days when technological advances happened over decades or centuries. In today's era of exponentially advancing technologies, however, patents have become the greatest inhibitor to innovation and are holding the United States back.
POLITICS
How Congress Remade The Economy In Its Own Awful Image
By Zach Carter
CHICAGO
IRMA President: Illinois' Fight on Patent Trolls Must Move to the Federal Level
By Matthew Dietrich, Contributor
Editor of Reboot Illinois
Though Illinois has passed laws against patent-trolling shakedowns, the head of the Illinois Retail Merchants Association believes this is a battle only the federal government can fight.
POLITICS
FTC to Begin Patent Troll Study
By Edward J. Black, Contributor
President and CEO, Computer and Communications Industry Associ...
It's time for the FTC to begin using its authority to subpoena troll companies and gather more data on exactly how this parasitic industry is draining the economy.
BUSINESS
Scary Bedtime Stories: Health Care and the Patent Trolls
By Robert J. Szczerba, Contributor
Chief Executive Officer, X Tech Ventures
A true patent troll does not produce or sell any products of its own. It's a legal entity created specifically and solely to generate a revenue stream from patents, preferably through entering into licensing agreements, but also through litigation.
BUSINESS
Tesla Is Giving Away All Of Its Ideas For Free
By Alexander C. Kaufman
BUSINESS
Senate's Turn to Act on Patent Reform This Week
By Edward J. Black, Contributor
President and CEO, Computer and Communications Industry Associ...
The House has already acted; the White House has said enough is enough. It's time for the Senate to do their part to reform the patent system so that it rewards innovation -- not trolls trying to manipulate the system.
BUSINESS
Measures Needed to Stop 'Patent Troll' Abuse
By Bill Cheney, Contributor
CEO, Credit Union National Association
The faster the action to stop or slow down the trolls, the better -- to ensure that consumers, including credit union members, don't lose access to convenient services, or even their favorite small financial institutions.
TECHNOLOGY
Senate Needs to Stop Patent Trolls
By Edward J. Black, Contributor
President and CEO, Computer and Communications Industry Associ...
More and more American businesses have found themselves tied up in senseless litigation or threatened with extortive threats as patent trolls exploit flaws in the patent litigation system. Because of this, businesses have been forced to spend valuable time and money on pointless lawsuits.
POLITICS
Yelp Ready To Push Congress On Libel Laws
By Christina Wilkie
POLITICS
Senate Must Maintain Momentum for Legislation to Stop Patent Trolls
By Michael Beckerman, Contributor
President and CEO, The Internet Association
This bill brings much needed transparency to the patent litigation system, ensuring that trolls are clear about who they are and what activity is violating their specific patent.
TECHNOLOGY
Increasing Innovation by Removing Patent Threats
By Rep. Mike Honda, Contributor
U.S. Representative, California's 15th Congressional District
Yesterday I was proud to support H.R. 3309, the Innovation Act, which will help to rein in patent trolls, which have seriously damaged American businesses and consumers.
POLITICS
Dear Congress: Don't Take Away the FTC's Best Tool for Fighting Patent Trolls
By David Balto, Contributor
Former Policy Director of the Federal Trade Commission and pub...
The criticism of the FTC's use of Section 5 in competition cases seems like a tempest in a teapot. This is not the time to shackle the federal agency best suited to use its enforcement powers to attack patent trolls.
TECHNOLOGY
Consumer Costs of Patent Trolls
By Steve Pociask, Contributor
President and CEO, American Consumer Institute Center for Citi...
The business of patent trolls prospers because even the most frivolous of suits are usually cheaper to settle than the high costs of a lengthy court battle.
POLITICS
World's Largest Patent Holder Sets Up DC Lobbying Office
By Christina Wilkie
TECHNOLOGY
Patent Trolls, Under Every Bridge
By Brian Holton Henderson, Contributor
Blogger
Silicon Valley is riddled with these suits, and it was there that the term was coined; there are trolls under every bridge, demanding their unearned share of the tech boom profits.
TECHNOLOGY
In the Trenches of the Smartphone Patent War
By Edward J. Black, Contributor
President and CEO, Computer and Communications Industry Associ...
Market-driven competition is better for economic growth than choosing winners and losers through political and legal maneuvering. A settlement that results in Apple and Samsung engineers designing products instead of courtroom exhibits is better for all involved.
IMPACT
PATENT TROLLS OR POWER ROLLS
By Frank A. Weil, Contributor
Chairman, Abacus & Associates, Inc.
TECHNOLOGY
Harnessing Privateers to Block Their Attacks on US Competitiveness
By Edward J. Black, Contributor
President and CEO, Computer and Communications Industry Associ...
Long ago, this term referred to pirates-for-hire, naval contractors hired by one government to attack the commercial interests of another. Today, patent warriors are doing the same, but instead of pillaging ships at gunpoint, today's privateers launch patent attacks, thus putting the competition at a tactical disadvantage in the marketplace.
TECHNOLOGY
Call on the FTC to Fix the Patent Litigation Mess and Patent Privateering
By David Balto, Contributor
Former Policy Director of the Federal Trade Commission and pub...
Patent privateering changes the dimensions and threat of patent litigation. In the patent ecosystem, firms may be reluctant to sue or may reach efficient accommodations with other firms that possess IP because of the threat of countersuit -- which could lead to mutually assured destruction.
WEIRD NEWS
T-Shirt Helps Fight Patent Trolls
By Andy Campbell
BUSINESS
Imitation Is the Sincerest Form of Flattery
By Soren Petersen, Contributor
Design Research Ph.D.; Author, 'Profit from Design'
Under an asymmetrical structure that exploits settlement instead of costly litigation, too often, this reaches the modestly funded as well, and these are the entities that typically serve the smaller market segments.
SMALL BUSINESS
How Small Businesses Can Handle Patent Trolls
By Deborah Sweeney, Contributor
CEO, MyCorporation.com
There are plenty of small businesses being threatened with frivolous infringement lawsuits. So exactly how can you avoid patent trolls and what can be done if one moves in to strike?
POLITICS
Americans Want Congress to Do What's Right on Immigration, Taxes and Entitlements
By Gary Shapiro, Contributor
President and CEO, the Consumer Technology Association
I am increasingly puzzled why Congress can't act to solve a real problem when the solution is obvious, easy and supported by Americans. Can tiny minorities with loud voices and deep pockets ruin our great nation?
TECHNOLOGY
A 21st Century Agenda for the New FTC Chair
By Edward J. Black, Contributor
President and CEO, Computer and Communications Industry Associ...
While we live in an era of skepticism about government and its institutions, it is important to note the important work undertaken by the Federal Trade Commission, an underappreciated regulatory body that safeguards both competition and consumers.
TECHNOLOGY
The Era Of The Patent Troll Has Arrived
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