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REPS. FARENTHOLD AND CHU URGE FTC TO PROTECT END USERS FROM PATENT TROLLS
Thursday, June 06, 2013
WASHINGTON— U.S. Representatives Blake Farenthold (TX-27) and Judy Chu (CA-27) sent a letter today to the Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez urging the FTC to examine the practices of patent assertion entities that wrongfully target end users. Abusive lawsuits brought on by patent assertion entities, commonly known as patent trolls, cost the U.S. economy more than $29 billion annually. Patent troll suits, which have increased 400 percent since 2005, are often aggressive or opportunistic lawsuits filed against end users even...
Continue ReadingLetter to FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez
Thursday, June 06, 2013
June 6, 2013 Chairwoman Edith Ramirez Federal Trade Commission 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20580 Dear Chairwoman Ramirez: As Members of Congress, we are closely following the troubling practices carried out by patent assertion entities, commonly known as patent trolls, throughout the country. We are most concerned about practices that target end users who are the downstream users of technology. These end users include individual consumers, non-profits, local governments, and small to large businesses. End users are facing unforeseen consequences after rightfully purchasing products or...
Continue ReadingRep. Farenthold Votes to Defund Obamacare, Support our Troops and Veterans
Wednesday, March 06, 2013
H.R. 933, the Department of Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act of 2013 Summary: The House recenlty passed H.R. 933 which denies funds for Obamacare, and chips away at the healtcare law by withholding funds from several different agencies charged with setting the law in motion. This bill also avoids a government shutdown on March 27th, giving the Senate time to pass a budget. It also provides essential federal funding for programs and services that help...
Continue ReadingRep. Farenthold votes to curb the EPA’s regulatory power and express disapproval of the White House’s effort to waive aspects of the 1996 welfare refo…
Friday, September 21, 2012
H.R. 3409, Stop the War on Coal Act Summary: On Friday, the House passed the Stop the War on Coal Act to check the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) costly job-killing regulations in order to protect jobs, keep energy affordable and prevent the premature closure of coal plants. This Act limits surface mining regulations and requires regulatory analysis and a cumulative cost analysis of EPA’s rules. H.R. 3409 gives states the power to regulate coal ash and turns the power for setting...
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