Sentences with phrase «patent lawsuit abuse»

Washington, D.C. - A coalition of entrepreneurs, investors, and innovators have joined the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and Engine Advocacy today in requesting that Congress schedule hearings on patent trolls and the SHIELD Act, introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives to quash the rash of patent lawsuit abuse.

The letter expresses the coalition's support for the SHIELD (Saving High - Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes) Act, a bipartisan bill from Rep. Peter DeFazio and Rep. Jason Chaffetz that would create real and appropriate consequences for patent lawsuit abuse.

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The company later filed two lawsuits against Qualcomm in China, alleging its supplier abused its market position and failed to license standard essential patents on fair terms.

These are steps towards stopping the abuse of patent infringement lawsuits.

The United States Federal Trade Commission in January accused Qualcomm of violating the FTC Act by using anticompetitive tactics and abusing its patent portfolio to remain the dominant supplier of LTE chips for smartphones, and in June, a judge ruled that Qualcomm will face an antitrust lawsuit.

As a result, the cost of litigation, and not the value of the patents, drives settlement — a hallmark of lawsuit abuse.

And abuse of the system leaves parties who are in no position to monitor or search for patents left facing lawsuit threats and licensing demands.

«Right now, we need legislation that clamps down on litigation abuse by patent trolls and bad actors, and empowers those on the defensive end of frivolous lawsuits to fight back swiftly and cheaply.»

Apple alleged in its lawsuits that Qualcomm has been abusing it position in the chip industry to charge higher royalties on standard - essential patents and force Apple into exclusive deals.