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##TROL Act provides FTC power it already has to pursue patent trolls##TROL Act would strike down state laws on patent reform
Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters (TROL) Act (view source)
Revision as of 18:45, 26 February 2016
, 18:45, 26 February 2016→Dissenting
*The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has stated that TROL act does not do enough in regard to patent reform for reasons listed below:
==Similar Legislation==
Several states have passed legislation combating "patent trolls" by specifically targeting demand letters written in bad faith. [http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericgoldman/2013/05/22/vermont-enacts-the-nations-first-anti-patent-trolling-law/#66a17f406dfe Vermont] became the first state to pass a bad faith demand letter bill. State legislators of [http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/01/nebraska-ag-seeks-to-shut-down-vague-patent-demand-letters/ Nebraska], [http://legalnewsline.com/stories/510517105-oregon-lawmaker-lauds-passing-of-patent-troll-bill-says-it-will-give-ag-more-tools Oregon], and [http://legalnewsline.com/stories/510517035-kentucky-introduces-its-own-bill-to-combat-patent-trolls Kentucky] have introduced similar pieces of legislation.
