Extortionist Demand Letters are Wrecking Public Confidence in the U.S. Patent System
By Scott Burt
Adam Carolla, one of the most popular bloggers in the U.S., is sued by a patent troll. The story goes viral. Across the country, state Attorneys General are using consumer protec- tion laws to guard their small businesses from predacious patent trolls. And here’s something previously unthinkable: the President of the United States, in the 2014 State of the Union address (“It’s the country’s most valuable political real estate,” noted one D.C. veteran), urged Congress to “pass a patent reform bill that allows our businesses to stay focused on innovation, not costly and needless litigation.”