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Several more industry groups backed the push for patent reform in statements Thursday, followingna GAO report on the issue of patent assertion entities (CD Aug 23 p9). The Coalition for Patent Fairnessnsaid it wants Congress to "dry up the financial incentives that have allowed patent trolls to thrive and multiply;nend costly and abusive discovery fishing expeditions; and increase transparency, so patent trollsncan't hide behind shell companies and non-operating corporations to avoid accountability" (http:/bit.ly/16DENyX). BSA The Software Alliance said "efforts to improve the patent system, as the GAOnReport correctly concludes, should focus on increasing patent quality across the board." BSA GovernmentnAffairs Director Tim Molino also said in a statement (http://bit.ly/16DEXq1): "BSA also supportsnlegislative initiatives aimed at directly addressing imbalances in the economic incentives for nonpracticingnentities and their targets. Those asymmetries create the conditions for quick, profitable andnsometimes unwarranted settlements."