Happy Friday, Patent Progress readers! Today was a big week for patent news. In case you missed it, on Tuesday the White House came out with a new plan to combat patent trolls — five executive actions and seven legislative proposals — as well as a new study from the Executive Office of the President.…
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Dear Intellectual Ventures, Part 3: NPR Showed You’re A Patent Troll, Get Over It
by Matt Levy •
This post is the latest in the Dear Intellectual Ventures series. This weekend, This American Life aired the follow up to When Patents Attack! The episode couldn’t be more timely, with patent troll legislation being considered in Congress. The great thing about the follow-up is that we learn some important details that the reporters weren’t…
This American Life (NPR) on Patent Trolls
by Josh Lamel •
Update: NPR has a follow up to When Patents Attack!. Many people have asked us to post the This American Life story on Patent Trolls entitled “When Patents Attack” from NPR on July 22, 2011. It is below: