Sentences with phrase «patent demand letter practices»

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One would be hard pressed to imagine a more troubling instantiation of this model than the one practiced by Lodsys Group, LLC... Lodsys burst onto the patent assertion scene in 2011 by firing off a spate of demand letters to app developers, many of whom are individuals with extremely little revenue, alleging that they were using software related to «in - app purchasing» that was covered by a handful of Lodsys - owned patents...

«Through the mass mailing of bad faith demand letters, some bad actors have abused an otherwise legitimate patent enforcement practice for the purpose of extracting payment from small «mom and pop» businesses and other groups of people generally unfamiliar with the patent system,» according to the letter.

Pomper thanked the subcommittee for their hard work in creating a bill «that sensibly targets abusive demand letter practices while respecting legitimate patent - related communications, which are integral to the functioning of the patent system and often allow for the resolution of patent disputes without the need for costly litigation.»

The legislation is focused on curtailing certain types of demand letters and the abusive practice that many patent trolls engage in, especially with small to medium sized businesses that may not have the financial means and wherewithal to challenge bald and possibly baseless claims of patent infringement.