Patent reform bill passes US House of Representatives

6charlong · 12-05-2013, 03:35 PM

A bill to help stop patent trolling passed the US House of Representatives today. It still has to pass the Senate but it had broad support from both parties in the House.

Story is reported on the Washington Post here:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...wpisrc=nl_tech

fjtorres · 12-05-2013, 08:25 PM

Hmm, not surprised to see a democrat representative from Texas opposing the anti-trolling legislation, seeing as how east Texas courts are the preferred venue for troll trials. Might even be a primary revenue source for the local shysters.

12-05-2013, 03:35 PM	#1
6charlong friendly lurker Posts: 896 Karma: 2436026 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: US Device: Kindle, nook, Apple and Kobo	Patent reform bill passes US House of Representatives A bill to help stop patent trolling passed the US House of Representatives today. It still has to pass the Senate but it had broad support from both parties in the House. Story is reported on the Washington Post here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...wpisrc=nl_tech

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12-05-2013, 08:25 PM	#2
fjtorres Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,732 Karma: 128354696 Join Date: May 2009 Location: 26 kly from Sgr A* Device: T100TA,PW2,PRS-T1,KT,FireHD 8.9,K2, PB360,BeBook One,Axim51v,TC1000	Hmm, not surprised to see a democrat representative from Texas opposing the anti-trolling legislation, seeing as how east Texas courts are the preferred venue for troll trials. Might even be a primary revenue source for the local shysters.