Witnesses squared off at a Senate subcommittee hearing on Thursday that focused on the controversial and combustible subject of patent assertion entities, also known as “patent trolls.” The Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Insurance held the hearing, with both advocates and critics of the current system testifying. Exhibit A from some witnesses were the letters sent to companies by patent trolls demanding payment in answer to alleged infringements.
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Patent Trolls May Soon Get Wake-Up Call
Posted by: Erika Morphy November 9, 2013 05:00 AMWitnesses squared off at a Senate subcommittee hearing on Thursday that focused on the controversial and combustible subject of patent assertion entities, also known as “patent trolls.” The Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Insurance held the hearing, with both advocates and critics of the current system testifying. Exhibit A from some witnesses were the letters sent to companies by patent trolls demanding payment in answer to alleged infringements.