Gene Quinn at IP Watchdog is reporting that Rep. Goodlatte is planning to introduce a bill in the House next week that will be very similar to the Innovation Act that the House passed in the last session. Here are some links to commentary on various sides of the patent reform debate that will help
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Will the SHIELD Act Have the Impact Retailers Expect?
By R. David Donoghue on
Posted in Industry Issues, Patent Trolls
Retailers have been generally excited about the loser pays system the proposed SHIELD Act would create for trolls. But a recent iam blog discussing comments from Patent Freedom suggests the SHIELD Act may not have the impact many retailers expect. According to Patent Freedom:
75% of trolls are asserting only patents originally assigned to them …