Dear
Amy,
Enough delay. Congress is back in session. Let's finally
put a stop to patent trolls.
The battle has moved from the House to the Senate, and your
lawmakers need to hear your voice. Call your senators today using the Fix Patents tool
(or dial 888-657-0866) and tell them to support much needed
patent reform.
Instead of making anything themselves, patent trolls use
overly broad patents to sue and threaten productive companies.
In an attempt to dodge proposed reforms, a handful of trolls
filed 184 lawsuits last Wednesday alone. Clearly,
suggested bill language floating around the Senate has these
bad actors shaking in their boots.
We need reform that:
- Makes sure trolls cover legal fees when they bring
frivolous cases
- Brings transparency to patent ownership and to financial
interest in trolls
- Forces bad actors to be upfront about the basis and
scope of a patent suit
- Curbs abusive demand letters that threaten and silence
small businesses
- Stops patent trolls from abusing the expensive discovery
process in litigation
- Protects end users from patent litigation, like cafes
that run Wi-Fi or offices that have networked scanners
- Allows us to cheaply challenge low-quality patents
Ten years ago, EFF started the Patent Busting Project to
stop broad patents that limit innovation. Today, we're
continuing the fight by working to bust a bad patent that's
being used to go after podcasters. But fighting in courts
isn't enough; Congress needs to fix the law. And to make that
happen, we're asking you to pick up the phone.
The Senate needs to hear from you in order to pass strong
reform, and we've made it easy for you to speak up. Call your senators today at
fixpatents.org, or dial 888-657-0866.
Thanks,
Adi Kamdar
Activist
Electronic Frontier
Foundation
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