AEI Scholar Cites Potential for Piecemeal Approach to Patent Changes
A "piecemeal" approach to patent revision might be more realistic than comprehensive legislation, American Enterprise Institute adjunct fellow Michael Rosen blogged Monday. Rosen lauded the reintroduction of Rep. Michael Burgess’, R-Texas, Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters (Trol) Act. Introduced in…
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each session since 2015, the legislation targets abusers who send “meritless letters to companies demanding payment for their patents.” Violations would fall under “an unfair or deceptive act or practice.” Comprehensive legislation has “gone nowhere,” but “more limited measures like Burgess’ bill may have a higher chance of becoming law,” Rosen said.