The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) said...
The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) said Monday it backs Senate efforts to pass legislation aimed at curbing abusive patent litigation, but told the leaders of the Senate Commerce and Judiciary committees that it has some concerns with language…
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in the Patent Transparency and Improvements Act (S-1720). In the letter, co-signed by 42 state and territorial attorneys general, NAAG urged the Senate to pass patent legislation that confirms the authority of state attorneys general to bring enforcement actions concurrently with the Federal Trade Commission on “bad-faith” demand letters. The group also urged the Senate to clarify state courts’ jurisdiction over demand letters and asked the Senate to require patent ownership disclosures when an entity sends a demand letter, rather than only when an entity files a lawsuit (http://bit.ly/1fnIwYe). Senate consideration of patent legislation follows the House’s passage of the Innovation Act (HR-3309).