Springfield—(ENEWSPF)—April 9, 2014. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today applauded Senate lawmakers for passing legislation to protect Illinois small businesses from “patent trolls” that acquire patents to profit from frivolous patent infringement claims.
Senate members voted 48-0 today to send Senate Bill 3405 to the House. The bill, crafted by Attorney General Madigan’s office and sponsored by Sen. Daniel Biss, will crack down on the growing problem of misleading demand letters that patent trolls have sent…
