The House quickly and with little debate or discussion passed the (Anti)Innovation Act (H.R. 3309) by a vote of 325-91. The legislation will be considered by the Senate in January.
The legislation is touted as “Anti-Troll” but will only shift risks and costs to small businesses and independent inventors, which are already at a significant disadvantage against multinational corporations who either refuse to take licenses from legitimate patents or who themselves are engaging in troll-behavior. As said by Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) prior to passage;
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“The clear message to little inventors: give thanks for your intellectual property rights, because you may not have them by this time next year.”
You can find out if your representative sold you out here: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/113-2013/h629. And, you can contact your senator to try and derail this legislation here: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm