Law Brief: The Requirements of the SHIELD Act and Other Recommendations for Virtual Business Operations
Will the SHIELD Act Accomplish Its Goal of Effectively Combatting Patent Trolls?
On February 27, Congressional Representatives Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, and Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, introduced a proposed bill intended to curb litigation initiated by Non-Practicing Entities (NPEs), or “patent trolls.” NPE...more
In an attempt to combat the growing proliferation of “patent trolls”, two U.S. congressmen have recently introduced a bipartisan bill that would make it significantly easier for a prevailing defendant in a patent infringement...more