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[Ramanraj K]

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Subject: IPO patent trolls conference
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 20:20:49 +0100
From: "André Rebentisch" <arebenti@web.de>
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http://www.ipo.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Meetings_and_Events/2005_IPO_Meetings_and_Events/Patent_Trolls_and_Patent_Property_Rights/Patent_Trolls_and_Patent_Property_Rights.htm

Trade Association to Raise Public Awareness of
                  Approaches to Intellectual Property Rights

    WASHINGTON, March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Patent reform is a top public policy
issue.  One of the more controversial elements in patent reform is the debate
over patent "trolls."
    The term patent "trolls," coined by Intel Corporation, refers to a company
that acquires patents, sometimes from bankrupt firms, and seeks to leverage
the acquired portfolio by identifying those who allegedly infringe on one or
more of the patents.
    Both sides of this issue will be represented at the Intellectual Property
Owners Association (IPO) "Patent 'Trolls' and Patent Property Rights"
Conference on March 14, 2005.
    This unique conference will examine the effects of patent "trolls," patent
assertion companies, and patent licensing companies.  Executives from
industry, legal scholars, and other experts will discuss strategies and
tactics for coping with patent infringement and possible legislative reforms.
    One major concern is the rising cost of patent litigation.  In 2004,
according to Hildebrandt International's Law Department Survey, companies
reported that spending on IP litigation rose 32 percent over the previous
year.
    According to Herbert Wamsley, executive director of IPO, "There are IPO
members who believe this sharp rise in patent litigation costs can be
attributed to organizations known as trolls."  However, Wamsley adds, "There
are other members who disagree.  Either way, it is important to broaden the
public's understanding of the systems for developing, protecting, and
enforcing intellectual property rights."
    The luncheon address will be given by Adam H. Jaffe, Dean of Arts and
Sciences and Professor of Economics at Brandeis University.  Professor Jaffe
is co-author of Innovation and Its Discontents: How Our Broken Patent System
is Endangering Innovation and Progress and What to Do About It.  Other
sessions will include:

    *  Patent "Trolls": What they are?  How do they affect the industry?
       Affect the patent system?

    *  Independent Patent Asserters and Licensing Organizations: What are
       they? Who buys and why? How are patents sold? How do independent patent
       asserters and licensing companies affect innovation?

    *  Reform Proposals Directed at "Trolls"

    *  Operating in Today's Patent Assertion Environment

    For more information on the IPO "Patent 'Trolls' and Patent Property
Rights" Conference please visit http://www.ipo.org.

    About Intellectual Property Owners Association
    Founded in 1972, IPO is a national trade association for owners of
patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets in all industries and
fields of technology. IPO was established to broaden public understanding of
intellectual property rights. Members include large and small businesses,
intellectual property attorneys, and independent inventors and authors.


SOURCE Intellectual Property Owners Association
Web Site: http://www.ipo.org 
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