Reps. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) and Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) proposed
the Saving High-tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act. Finally,
the government sees the need to protect the innovators from the patent trolls.
Apparently, this year’s SHIELD Act will not only protect the computer and the
software companies, but also all other types of the industry. I was surprised
to find out that in 2011, the patent trolls “drained an estimated $29 billion”
in America. I agree with the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s statement on “Congress
needs to make measures like the SHIELD Act a priority in 2011 so that
innovative companies and entrepreneurs can continue to grow without the threats
posed by non-practicing entities.” Patent trolls are the barrier for our
economic growth. With the help of SHIELD Act, hopefully the patent trolls will learn
their lessons.
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We learned about patent trolls in Uzi's class, which I find very interesting. Hopefully this act will counter some of that trolling. Thanks for sharing
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