In Defense of Patent Litigation Reform Legislation
05 February 2016
Timothy Lee, CFIF's Senior Vice President of Legal and Public Affairs, discusses the critical benefits offered by patent litigation reform legislation currently before Congress, including its provisions targeting ongoing venue abuse, and how reform complements rather than contradicts America's strong intellectual property rights system. 
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