Congress Proposes Strategy For Fighting Patent Trolls

phantomfive writes "Congressman Charles Schumer has written a piece decrying the evils of patent trolls. 'Because of the high cost of patent litigation—the average litigation defense costs a small or midsize company $1.75 million—it is often marginally cheaper for a defendant to pay up front to make the case go away. The average settlement for the same group of companies is $1.33 million....Patent trolls cost U.S. companies $29 billion in 2011 alone.' His solution? Make it easier for low quality patents to be re-examined and rejected by the patent office."

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Oh, So now only the big boys

[hsmith]

Can afford the endless rexaninations of their patents? Chuck is bought and paid for, so this won't help the little guy.