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Subsidiary of Va. patent licensing company sues four printer companies for infringement
MARSHALL, Texas (Legal Newsline) -- A subsidiary of Marathon Patent Group Inc., a Virginia-based patent licensing company, is suing four major printer companies for patent infringement.
USPTO makes AOL lawyer its top legal officer
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- One of AOL's top lawyers has been appointed the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's new general counsel.
Va. legislature passes its own patent troll bill
RICHMOND, Va. (Legal Newsline) -- The Virginia General Assembly this week passed bills designed to protect state businesses from so-called "patent trolls."
Law professor: McCaskill's legislation has potential to be 'most destructive' of patent troll bills
ARLINGTON, Va. (Legal Newsline) -- U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill's patent troll bill, introduced last week, could be even more devastating to the country's patent system than those measures already introduced, one law professor says.
Group to U.S. SC: Crack down on patent trolls
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- A San Francisco-based digital watchdog group is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to crack down on so-called "patent trolls."
Federal Circuit rejects application for patent aimed at weakening tropical storms
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- A federal appeals court has struck down an appeal by two inventors seeking a patent on a system that could help weaken devastating tropical storm systems.
Coalition to host patent reform discussion
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The Main Street Patent Coalition, along with Politico Pro, will host a discussion on patent reform and its effects on small businesses Wednesday.
McCaskill introduces own legislation aimed at 'bottom-feeder' patent trolls
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- Last week, U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill introduced her own piece of legislation aimed at combating so-called "patent trolls."
CFPB oversight legislation clears U.S. House
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The U.S. House of Representatives this week passed legislation aimed at increasing oversight of the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and reestablishing the bureau as an independent agency funded by Congress.
Small Texas company sues Cisco, others for patent infringement
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) -- Last week, Texas-based Crossroads Systems Inc. filed lawsuits against Cisco Systems Inc., NetApp Inc. and Quantum Corp. in federal court.
Ky. Senate passes patent troll legislation
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Legal Newsline) -- A measure introduced in the Kentucky legislature earlier this month that targets so-called "patent trolls" has cleared the Senate.
Oregon lawmaker lauds passing of patent troll bill, says it will give AG 'more tools'
SALEM, Ore. (Legal Newsline) -- The Oregon lawmaker who co-sponsored a bill aimed at cracking down on so-called "patent trolls" says the legislation is the first step in the state's efforts to combat the entities that are hurting businesses.
Ore. legislature passes patent troll bill
SALEM, Ore. (Legal Newsline) -- A bill that would crack down on so-called "patent trolls" has unanimously passed both houses of Oregon's legislature.
Groups react to Obama's latest actions on patent reform
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- Business groups from across the nation -- even the world's largest software maker, Microsoft -- have weighed in following the White House's announcement of three new executive actions aimed at targeting so-called "patent trolls."
ABA hosting AG panel on IP theft
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The American Bar Association, one of the nation's largest voluntary bar associations, is hosting a panel discussion Wednesday on intellectual property theft.
White House announces new actions aimed at curbing 'trolls,' strengthening patent system
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- Last week, the Obama administration announced a series of executive actions that aim to protect businesses from so-called "patent trolls," strengthen the country's patent system and foster innovation.
AGs to federal lawmakers: Constituents 'desperate for relief' from patent system misuse
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- On Monday, more than 40 state attorneys general sent a letter to high-ranking members of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee and the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, offering their support for federal patent reform legislation.
Microsoft, cell phone maker sign patent agreement
REDMOND, Wash. (Legal Newsline) -- A week after signing a patent agreement with Voxx Electronics Corp., Microsoft Corp. has inked a similar deal with cell phone maker Hop-on Inc.
UK-based trade association to U.S.: Rein in 'patent troll menace'
LONDON, United Kingdom (Legal Newsline) -- A London-based trade association representing the United Kingdom's games industry is calling on the United States -- President Barack Obama, in particular -- to pursue patent reform.
Law professor warns against current patent troll 'rhetoric'
ARLINGTON, Va. (Legal Newsline) -- Count Adam Mossoff, a law professor at George Mason University, among those skeptical of the ever-growing hype surrounding so-called "patent trolls."Mossoff, a senior scholar at GMU's Center for Protection of Intellectual Property, admits there are some "bad actors" in the business of patent licensing. MossoffHowever, he says state lawmakers, state attorneys general