Frivolous litigation brought by so-called “patent trolls” drains billions from the U.S. economy — money innovators must spend on lawyers rather than research and development, marketing or creating jobs.
The majority of patent troll victims are small- and medium-sized businesses who lack the financial resources to fight the trolls' bogus infringement claims.
To preserve our innovation economy, Congress should end patent trolling. To end patent trolling, Congress should: