Partner David Hickerson penned an article for The Hill, “Government on its way to curbing abusive patent troll litigation,” discussing lawmakers’ attempts to curb the practice of patent trolling.
Hickerson covers a new bill, the Trade Protection Not Troll Protection Act, and explains how it applies primarily to patent infringement complaints, and how it limits the ability of patent trolls to obtain relief from the ITC.
Hickerson covers a new bill, the Trade Protection Not Troll Protection Act, and explains how it applies primarily to patent infringement complaints, and how it limits the ability of patent trolls to obtain relief from the ITC.
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