Bill Would Force Patent Trolls To Pay Defendants' Legal Bills

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Posted by samzenpus on Thursday August 02, 2012 @08:05AM from the pay-up-sucker dept.

First time accepted submitter TrueSatan writes "With support from the EFF's Defend Freedom Project two Republican congressmen seek to introduce a bill called the 'Shield Act' which, if passed, would enable judges to award costs to defendants if they are found to be the victims of frivolous patent litigation. From the article: 'A new bill introduced in the House of Representatives attempts to deter frivolous patent litigation by forcing unsuccessful patent plaintiffs to cover defendants' legal costs. Introduced by Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and co-sponsored by Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), the Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act is limited to patents related to computer hardware and software.'"

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SHIELD? (Score:5, Funny)

by KazW ( 1136177 ) * writes: on Thursday August 02, 2012 @08:13AM (#40854457)

I think we can make a good guess about which movies these congressmen may have watched recently...

Re:Rep. != Republican (Score:3, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday August 02, 2012 @08:15AM (#40854471)

Shhhhh... Don't tell anyone. We are hoping that nobody notices.

Re:Rep. != Republican (Score:4, Funny)

by Therad ( 2493316 ) writes: on Thursday August 02, 2012 @08:24AM (#40854565)

Don't worry citizen, the Ministry of Truth will soon fix this incorrect article..

Re:Rep. != Republican (Score:4, Funny)

by f3rret ( 1776822 ) writes: on Thursday August 02, 2012 @08:37AM (#40854667)

Reptile obviously, turns out David Icke was right after all, didn't you see the article on slashdot a few days ago?
You might have missed it though, the reptiles didn't let it stay up for long.

I HAVE A GREAT IDEA!! (Score:4, Funny)

by f3rret ( 1776822 ) writes: on Thursday August 02, 2012 @08:38AM (#40854679)

Patent frivolous patent lawsuits and sue EVERYONE!

Re:Does this include Microsoft? (Score:5, Funny)

by evilRhino ( 638506 ) writes: on Thursday August 02, 2012 @08:45AM (#40854729)

It's fallacious to argue that money has similar opportunity costs in scale. $40 million could bribe a congressman to the tune of billions, whereas there is almost no legal opportunity to increase $200 to that degree.

Re:Rep. != Republican (Score:4, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday August 02, 2012 @08:55AM (#40854799)

Don't worry citizen, the Ministry of Truth will soon fix this correct article..

Re:Rep. != Republican (Score:5, Funny)

by 228e2 ( 934443 ) writes: on Thursday August 02, 2012 @09:07AM (#40854911)

Don't worry citizen, the Ministry of Love will soon fix this incorrect citizen..

Re:Rep. != Republican (Score:5, Funny)

by Greyfox ( 87712 ) writes: on Thursday August 02, 2012 @09:46AM (#40855323) Homepage Journal

No one particularly likes the Reptiles, but they keep voting for them. If you don't, the wrong lizard might get in...

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SHIELD? (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Rep. != Republican (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Rep. != Republican (Score:4, Funny)

Re:Rep. != Republican (Score:4, Funny)

I HAVE A GREAT IDEA!! (Score:4, Funny)

Re:Does this include Microsoft? (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Rep. != Republican (Score:4, Funny)

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Re:Rep. != Republican (Score:5, Funny)

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