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==AnalysisReactions==

===Demand LettersSupporting===

*The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) argues that "widespread sending of demand letters containing vague allegations and minimal information" takes place before lawsuits are filed.AIPLA "commend[s] the Subcommittee for taking an approach that seeks to target the abusive behavior in this manner while not inhibiting free speech or legitimate patent licensing and enforcement."[http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2014/07/10/house-subcommittee-takes-up-trol-act-on-demand-letters/id=50371/] *The Innovation Alliance issued a statement "applaud[ing] the House Energy and Commerce Committee for their work over the past several months to achieve a meaningful, balanced bill on the issue of demand letters that will address the abusive behavior that small businesses and retail interests face."[http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2014/07/10/house-subcommittee-takes-up-trol-act-on-demand-letters/id=50371/] *An open letter by 51 economists and professors cited the social costs of patent litigation as a hindrance to small businesses and innovation.[http://www.utdallas.edu/~ugg041000/IPScholarsLettertoCongress_March_2_2015.pdf] ===Dissenting=== *A reply to the letter written by 51 scholars in support of restricting patent litigation states that studies claiming large problems with patent litigation misconstrue the issues. Adam Mossoff is one of the co-authors for the reply letter. [http://patentlyo.com/patent/2015/03/professor-patent-reform.html] ==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.