The bill, which passed with strong bipartisan support on a 325 - 91 vote, makes procedural changes intended to limit the adverse and chilling impact on innovation made by so - called patent trolls, or companies that profit by buying up patents and using them to target others with infringement lawsuits. (nationaljournal.com)
And the acquisition of WhiteWave would bring Horizon, the largest U.S. organic dairy brand, under Danone's umbrella as well, in a move The Cornucopia Institute says «will have a chilling impact on both competition in the consumer marketplace and the wholesale market for organic milk.» (organicauthority.com)
While the bill has yet to be introduced, the specter of such a proposal has some real estate insiders and tax policy experts sounding dire warnings about the chilling impact the levy would have on the market. (therealdeal.com)