Intellectual Property
May 1, 2015
Patent legislation reform bill introduced in U.S. Senate
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced a new proposal Wednesday to reduce frivolous patent lawsuits, the strongest sign yet that Congress has made patent reform a major priority this term.
By Kevin Lee
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced a new proposal Wednesday to reduce frivolous patent lawsuits, the strongest sign yet that Congress has made patent reform a major priority this term. The bill would allow prevailing litigants in patent infringement cases to win attorney fees if the court found that the losing litigant brought an objectively unreasonable case. The Senate proposal also would impose stays on discovery early in the case to allow the court to...
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