Senate Shelves Patent Reform

ACT | The App Association is disappointed with the news that patent reform is no longer on the Senate agenda. It is regrettable that the inability of Congress to advance widely supported legislation will expose many small companies to predatory litigation. Patent trolls use bogus patents to shakedown startups and smaller companies with limited legal resources. We must put an end to the business model that is based on abusing the patent system. Failing to act on this issue may profoundly impact the innovation we are seeing through small businesses and new entrants in the mobile economy.