The House and Senate Judiciary committees should include...
The House and Senate Judiciary committees should include provisions in the Innovation Act (HR-3309) and similar upcoming Senate legislation to curb “unfair and deceptive patent infringement demand letters,” said the Application Developers Alliance (ADA), Competitive Carriers Association and 19 other…
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industry groups Tuesday in a joint letter to the committees’ leaders. The Innovation Act and other House and Senate legislation meant to address what some call abusive patent litigation “are appropriately focusing on litigation reform and changes to procedures at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to curb abusive practices, [but] we believe that pre-litigation demand letters must also be addressed,” the groups said. “Demand letters are central to the patent troll problem.” The letter comes in advance of a Senate Consumer Protection Subcommittee hearing set for Thursday that will focus on the effects of demand letters and whether legislation is needed to address the issue. ADA President Jon Potter is among those set to testify. Other communications and tech industry groups that signed onto the letter included Engine Advocacy, the Mobile Marketing Association and Public Knowledge.