Patent owners have taken control of the patent reform debate in the 115th Congress, but it's not clear yet who's supposed to be listening.
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<b><i>Online Extra</b></i><br> After Years of Setbacks, Patent Owners Try to Turn Tide in Congress
Sen. Chris Coons introduced the STRONGER Patents Act of 2017 in late June. By one lawyer's count, the bill would overturn five U.S. Supreme Court rulings from the last 12 years that — depending on your point of view — have dangerously weakened the U.S. patent system or placed a helpful check on “patent trolling.”
During the last two Congresses it's been the technology industry and House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte playing offense, introducing the Innovation Act with its fee-shifting provision fairly early in the 113th and 114th Congress. The measure was even passed by the House in 2013 but was bottled up in the Senate.
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