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The article offers information on the acquisition of Intel's smartphone modem chip business by Apple. Topics discussed include acquisition of talent from the team responsible for the development of the chip; challanges of patent trolls; and the development of 5G iPhones and MacBook as part of its business expansion plans.

The article reports on the approval of the Innovation Act in the House Judiciary Committee in the U.S. Representative Bob Goodlatte explains about the bill and its target to make unfair patent-infringement lawsuits difficult to file by patent trolls. Gary Shapiro, chief executive officer (CEO) of Consumer Electronics Association, expresses that the bill will close the loopholes used by patent trolls who abuse the patent system to extort innovators.

The article reports on the approval of a U.S. Senate Committee of a bill, the Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship (PATENT) Act, aimed at curbing abusive lawsuits by so-called patent trolls. It mentions the target of the bill of patent-holding companies that use infringement lawsuits as a primary business model. It also notes the appreciation of the Consumer Electronics Association on the bill that closes the legal loopholes used by patent trolls.

The article reports on the announcement of technology company Google Inc. of its intention to buy patents to keep the so-called patent trolls or companies to use them for patent licensing and lawsuits in the U.S. in 2015.

The article reports that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) commissioner has said that the agency can take action against patent trolls when the patent-holding firms take part in unfair business practices. FTC Commissioner Julie Brill said that FTC is conducting a study of patent licensing firms, also called patent assertion entities (PAEs) or patent trolls.

The article reports that bills related to patent trolls can weaken the protection of intellectual property in the U.S. It mentions that the Congress is focused on the progress with legislation that targets maneuvers used by patent trolls. It states that the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives, passed the Innovation Act, patent reform bill.

The article offers information on the plans of Internet service provider Google, file hosting service provider Dropbox and several technology firms over defending themselves against patent trolls. It mentions that several technology firms including SAP, Canon and Asana have united to launch the License on Transfer (LOT) Network.

The article reports that the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee chairman has dropped the House bill targeting patent trolls due to lack of consensus. It says that the bill, sponsored by Vermont Democrat Senator Patrick Leahy, requires plaintiffs in patent infringement lawsuits to identify claims and patents infringed in initial court filings. It states that some investors have urged the U.S. Congress to scrap the bill because it also hurts legitimate small investors.

The article reports that several leading technology companies have urged the European Union (EU) to create a new unified patent court system to protect them from patent trolls. Several companies, including Apple Inc., Dell Inc., Google Inc., and Microsoft Corp. have requested the EU to amend its draft rules to form a new patent court system. The companies say that Patent Assertion Entities (PAEs), or patent trolls, could benefit from the proposed rules.

The article focuses on MPHJ Technology Licensing, a popular patent troll, which agreed to repay all money received from organizations in New York. It states that patent troll pertains to small companies manage by many people who purchase old patents. It also features the insights of New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) president Gary Shapiro.

The article reports on the passage of the Innovation Act by the U.S. House aimed at curbing patent trolls, which is opposed by a number of investors. It states that the bill discourages patent trolls from filing multiple infringement lawsuits or demanding licensing deals over the oppositions of certain groups representing small investors. Texas Representative Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas says that the bill favors large companies at the expense of small investors.

The article reports that critics called U.S. Congress to refine Innovation Act, a bill which will target patent trolls, prior to passage. It discusses the views to the bill of critics including Association of American Universities executive vice president John Vaughn, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) former director David Kappos, and former USPTO director Todd Dickinson. Other topics discussed include the bill's patent litigation needs and support to the bill by large technology firms.

The article reports that the House Judiciary Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives has approved the Innovation Act which aims to discourage patent assertion entities (PAEs), businesses with patent lawsuits and licensing, to use controversial litigation techniques against other businesses. According to Gary Shapiro, president of the Consumer Electronics Association, the passage of the bill shows improvement in the battle against patent trolls or PAEs.

A summary is presented of the Innovation Act sponsored by U.S. Representative Bob Goodlatte that aims to discourage patent trolls from filing infringement lawsuits.

The article informs that technology vendors have claimed that the creation of a pan-European patent system will help spread abusive patent litigation to Europe. It states that the vendors also warn that Patent trolls will gain from a single European patent system. It also mentions that the new European Union (E.U) patent rules would allow easy European wide sales bans on products.

The article reports that Rackspace Hosting Inc., a Cloud computing company has sued two companies it describes as patent trolls for breach of contract. In December 2010, IP Navigation Group (IPNav) accused Rackspace of patent infringement as agent for a secret patent owner. IPNav declined to disclose information on the patent claims or even the patent numbers and the patent owner.

The article reports that according to public comments submitted to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Justice Department by lawyers for Google, Red Hat, BlackBerry and EarthLink, patent trolls can be used by companies to harm or harass their competitors. Trolls use the patents they receive to sue with impunity as they do not make anything.