In the waning days of the current session of Congress, patent reform is one issue that’s very much alive. Major IT companies and business associations are making sure their voices are heard in what has become a typical end-of-year legislative scramble. Their efforts may not result in passage of a bill this year, but there is enough at stake for them to make sure they are covering all the bases. Virtually all IT companies favor measures to curb abuses, especially those generated by so-called patent trolls.
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Congress Scurries to Take 11th-Hour Patent Reform Action
Posted by: John K. Higgins December 4, 2013 05:00 AMIn the waning days of the current session of Congress, patent reform is one issue that’s very much alive. Major IT companies and business associations are making sure their voices are heard in what has become a typical end-of-year legislative scramble. Their efforts may not result in passage of a bill this year, but there is enough at stake for them to make sure they are covering all the bases. Virtually all IT companies favor measures to curb abuses, especially those generated by so-called patent trolls.