The PATENT, or Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship, Act was introduced earlier this month and would clarify pleading standards; protect end users; reasonably limit early discovery; create more risk for bad actors; curb
abusive demand letters; and increase transparency.
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.»
Not exact matches
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demand letter transparency to help curb
abusive suits, incentivizing public filing of
demand letters in a way that makes them accessible and searchable to the public.
Public filing of
demand letters to curb
abusive suits.
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.
In other legislative news, the Energy and Commerce Committee in the House held a hearing today regarding
abusive patent
demand letters.