Adam Carolla, one of the most popular podcasters in the US, is sued by a patent troll. The story goes viral. Across the country, state Attorneys General are using consumer protection laws to guard their small businesses from predacious patent trolls. And here is something previously unthinkable: the President of the United States, in the 2014 State of the Union address, urged Congress to “pass a patent reform bill that allows our businesses to stay focused on innovation, not costly and needless litigation.”
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