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Anti-patent troll bill passes U.S. House with huge majority

06

Dec

2013

Patent trolls are so widely disliked that they’ve actually inspired Congress to do something to crack down on them. The Washington Post reports that the United States House of Representatives on Thursday passed the Innovation Act by a margin of 325 to 91, a huge win for legislation aimed at reining in purportedly frivolous tech patent […]

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House of Representatives passes widely supported bill to fight patent trolls

06

Dec

2013

A bipartisan bill that cracks down on potentially frivolous suits from patent trolls has passed the House of Representatives. Rep. Bob Goodlattes (R-VA) Innovation Act passed committee in November and reached the House floor today, where it was approved in a vote of 325 to 91. The Patent Transparency and Improvements Act, a companion bill […]

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Republicans want to update communications law for the modern era

04

Dec

2013

Two Republican leaders in the House of Representatives have announced an ambitious plan. They want to update the Communications Act, last revised in 1996, to better serve the internet era. Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI), head of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and congressman Greg Walden (R-OR), chair of the Communications and Technology subcommittee, say they […]

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