«Instead of creating new jobs and investing in new technologies, businesses large and small across many industries — from national realty, construction, and technology businesses to Main Street retail shops, hotels, grocers, convenience stores, and restaurants — continue to be forced to divert scarce resources to fighting frivolous lawsuits and overly broad claims made by Patent Assertion Entities, or «patent trolls».» (unitedforpatentreform.com)
The America Invents Act requires the study of the positive and negative effects of patent assertion entities («PAEs») on the economy. (lexmachina.com)
The legislation is intended to make it more difficult for patent trolls — also known as patent assertion entities (PAEs)-- to file abusive lawsuits, without weakening the overall U.S. patent system. (legaltimes.typepad.com)