New Bill Would Require Patent Trolls To Pay Defendants' Attorneys

Zordak writes "According to Law 360, H.R. 845, the 'Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes' (SHIELD) Act of 2013 would require non-practicing entities that lose in patent litigation to pay the full legal costs of accused infringers. The new bill (PDF) would define a 'non-practicing entity' as a plaintiff that is neither the original inventor or assignee of a patent, and that has not made its own 'substantial investment in exploiting the patent.' The bill is designed to particularly have a chilling effect on 'shotgun' litigation tactics by NPEs, in which they sue numerous defendants on a patent with only a vague case for infringement. Notably, once a party is deemed to be an NPE early in the litigation, they will be required to post a bond to cover the defendants' litigation costs before going forward."

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Congress is better than Marvel?

[Anonymous Coward]

S.H.I.E.L.D.
"Strategic Hazard Intervention Espionage Logistics Directorate"
"Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes"

I think congress pulled a fast one on Marvel and beat them hands down!

AC experimenter and I give a rats ass to anyone who cares!