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Trolling-Effects-Senate-Letter.Pdf Tuesday, March 18, 2014 The Honorable Patrick Leahy The Honorable Chuck Grassley Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary Ranking Member, Committee on the United States Senate Judiciary 224 Dirksen Senate Office Building United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 224 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable John D. Rockefeller IV Chairman, Committee on Commerce, The Honorable John Thune Science and Transportation Ranking Member, Committee on Commerce, United States Senate Science and Transportation 254 Russell Senate Office Building United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 254 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Chairman Leahy, Ranking Member Grassley, Chairman Rockefeller, and Ranking Member Thune: We, the undersigned, are inventors, entrepreneurs, investors, and concerned citizens. We build, invest in, and use new businesses and technologies. We create jobs and keep our economy moving forward. We urge you to push forward and support comprehensive legislation that tackles the growing problem of patent trolls: entities that prey on businesses, inventors, and end users. Patent trolls take advantage of vague patents and the exorbitant costs of litigation (from discovery costs to lawyers and court fees) to extort money from America’s businesses. And it’s not just large companies that face this threat. In fact, the majority of companies targeted by patent trolls have less than $10 million in revenue. When small businesses face dubious multi-million dollar lawsuits, our innovation economy suffers. In December, the House took a significant step in passing the Innovation Act with an inspiring, bipartisan majority of 325-91, and the President followed by stating his intention to sign the bill. 1 Now we are calling on the Senate to follow the House, and the President, and pass a bill that addresses the real dangers of our patent troll problem. The proposed S. 1720 contains strong transparency provisions and will rein in bad-faith demand letters. Though less comprehensive than the Innovation Act, it is an important first step, and it should be moved forward immediately together with other pending Senate bills. We need to increase transparency in the litigation process, starting with demand letters and patent ownership; we need to control the costs of litigation by, when appropriate, shifting fees and limiting expensive discovery; we need better programs for challenging bad patents; and we need to protect end-users and consumers. The patent troll problem affects us all—from those of us who create technologies, to those who use and invest in them. We expect a patent system that encourages innovation, and we rely on a robust innovation economy unimpeded by toxic litigation. Patent trolls overshadow both needs, so we urge you to pass meaningful, bipartisan patent reform that will strengthen and protect American innovation. Sincerely, Over 5,600 Individuals (1,000+ Inventors, 1,500+ Entrepreneurs, 750+ Investors) Jedediah Gallagher *Holds 1 US Patent Lynchburg VA Joe Floyd *Holds 3 US Patents Denver CO Jim Cline *Patent: 4,055,814 Ephrata WA Lester D. Earnest *Patent: 4,888,798 Los Altos Hills CA Ricky Hughes *Patent: 5,167,243 Greensboro NC David Smead *Patent: 5,264,777 Seattle WA Jonathan Cahill *Patent: 5,284,705 Perrysburg OH Matt Wright *Patent: 5,483,535 Goleta CA Merrell Long *Patent: 5,630,590 North Waterboro ME 2 Steve Bohrer *Patent: 5,920,827 Great Barrington MA James Austin *Patent: 6,016,466 Arlington MA David L. Feldman *Patent: 6,038,663 Palo Alto CA David Lennert *Patent: 6,113,494 Portland OR David Dunham *Patent: 6,144,380 Philadelphia PA John Coski *Patent: 6,698,382 Troy MI Thomas Angert *Patent: 7,016,378 Roswell GA James Zarbock *Patent: 7,062,648 Lake Forest CA Jacob Pruess *Patent: 7,082,185 Oakland CA Luis Alves *Patent: 7,117,491 San Jose CA Christopher Wolf *Patent: 7,237,233 Missouri City TX W. Scott Meeks *Patent: 7,284,203 Arlington MA K.G.H. Nicholes *Patent: 7,304,232 Martinsdale MT Christopher Petro *Patent: 7,437,550 Brooklyn NY Carl N. Miller *Patent: 7,536,457 Vista CA Jeremy Gillula *Patent: 7,739,006 Berkeley CA Daniel Essin *Patent: 7,802,183 Monrovia CA Matthew Fisher *Patent: 7,817,365 Marlboro MA Jeffrey Myers *Patent: 7,962,862 Somerville MA Jonathan Finger *Patent: 8,033,188 Arlington MA Alexandre Emelianov *Patent: 8,239,760 Campbell CA Harry Hochheiser *Patent: 8,245,277 Pittsburgh PA 3 David Pashman *Patent: 8,359,206 New York NY Jay Lieske *Patent: 8,423,536 Los Angeles CA Igor Tandetnik *Patent: 8,429,535 Forest Hills NY Adam Goodman *Patent: 8,510,820 Ann Arbor MI Lawrence Pfeffer *Patent: 8,540,651 Arlington MA Clayton Gillespie *Patent: 8,577,825 Vienna VA David Jackson *Patent: 777,5227 Kensington MD Nathan Fullerton *Application: 20010033296 Pittsburgh PA Michael Karlesky *Application: 20050263120 Brooklyn NY Jeff Bowden *Application: 20070073704 Kirkland WA Joshua Chaitin-Pollak *Application: 20110153063 New York NY Jonathan Scott *Patents & Applications 7,983,915; 8,595,240; 20070011012; 20080270110; 20080270344 Pittsburgh PA William Yeager *Patents: 6,167,402; 6,735,770; 6,418,542; 6,457,064; 7,065,579; 7,127,613; 7,136,927; 7,167,920; 7,213,047; 7,203,753; 7,222,187; 7,254,608; 7,275,102; 7,290,280; 7,308,496; 7,340,500; 8,108,455; 8,160,077; 8,176,189; 8,359,397 Menlo Park CA Neal Reynolds *Patents: 5,150,461; 4,903,219 Glenwood IL Oscar M. Siguenza *Patents: 8,427,216; 8,392,862; 6,184,711 San Jose CA Stephen Brown *Patents: 7,336,238; 7,173,577; 7,084,828; 7,053,861; 7,046,104; 7,023,392; 7,023,384; 7,012,482; 7,009,570; 6,998,937; 6,992,628; 6,992,550; 6,985,047; 6,975,188; 6,975,187; 6,972,728; 6,967,628; 6,965,286; 6,960,965; Palm Bay FL 4 6,952,148; 6,952,146; 6,952,145; 6,930,653; 6,930,572; 6,930,568; 6,927,745; 6,914,575; 6,911,957; 6,909,404; 6,906,680; 6,906,668; 6,894,652; 6,894,591; 6,894,583; 6,894,579; 6,891,501; 6,888,500; 6,888,422; 6,879,297; 6,876,281; 6,876,278; 6,876,274; 6,873,305; 6,870,439; 6,867,666;6,853,263; 6,833,772; 6,822,616; 6,822,525 Eva Hudlicka *1 pending Patent North Amherst MA Christopher Flores *10 US Patents Oakland CA Jean-Jacques Larrea *Application: 20030208490 Providence RI Michael Noth *13 filed Patents Bothell WA Curt Dunnam *Patents & Applications: 13/959,787 (application); 7,403,008; 5,469,058; 5,465,012; 5,214,315; 3,968,449 Trumansburg NY Allison Turner *1 US Patent Coral Springs FL Jon Mason *Patents & Applications: 7,539,932; 20080172543 Phoenix AZ Greg Minshall *Patents & Applications: 5,892,924; 5,920,705; 20100095375 Carmel CA Dan Sandberg *Patents & Applications: 7,643,051; 20110087371 San Francisco CA Alan Carlson *Patents & Applications: 386041; 7,682,358, 20040128761 Minneapolis MN Larry Curtin *Patents: 4,288,015; 4,915,282 Machesney Park IL Michael Manes *Patents: 4,520,819; 4,548,198; 4,520,820; 4,825,168; 4,617,927; 4,574,801; 4,569,345; 4,848,335; 4,967,159; 5,868,742 Littleton CO Stewart Dickson *Patents: 4,248,120; 5,191,416 Champaign IL Daniel Sandin Chicago IL 5 *Patents: 5,113,213; 248462 Clint S. Cuzzo *Patents: 5,129,049; 6,052,547; 6,877,028; 6,903,836; 7,423,785 Eagle ID Judd O. Sheets *Patents: 5,453,580; 6,233,816; 5,710,710 St. Petersburg FL Brett Porter *Patent: 5,515,372 Fanwood NJ Robert Relyea *Patents: 5,574,911; 6,389,534 Sunnyvale CA Paul Jurczak *Patents: 5,807,042; 6,065,911 Gurnee IL Paul Krumm *Patents: 5,419,574; 5,584,494 Kanopolis KS Thomas LeMense *Patents: 5568120, 5710548, 5783871, 5790031, 5805056, 5958081, 6140914, 6218632, 6265988, 6384710, 6441727, 6612165, 6888446, 6911904, 6918368, 7277007, 7433647, 7518495, 7986222, 8188848, 7145507, 8498829, 7358852, 7049982, 6941801, 6931920, 6266592, 5905431 Farmington MI Cameron Elliott *Patents & Applications: 5673306, WO1996003846, US20030110400 Seattle WA Ken Goldsholl *Patents & Applications: 5773742; WO2002015475 A3 Santa Barbara CA Ted Strauss *Patents: 5802865, 6189327, 6543247, 7721349 Novato CA John Ellson *Patents: 5907420, 4837760, 4646286, 4186282, RE30692 Eatontown NJ Roman Bobak *Patents: 6,061,771; 6,092,166 6,170,045; 6,763,441; 6,832,301; 6,487,580; 6,389,482; 6,345,312 Pleasant Valley NY Patrick O'Shaughnessey *Patents: 6,148,068; 6,243,452; 6,256,389; 6,324,271 Oak Park IL James HOEHNjr Albany NY 6 *Patents: 6,395,415; 6,504,339 Steven Gallo *Patents: 6,426,819; 5,969,842; 5,867,292 Brewster NY Kenneth West *Patents: 6,544,173; 6,544,174; 6,988,989; 7,390,299 Aloha OR Brent Baxter *Patents: 6,546,421; 6,556,206 Lansdale PA Antonio Moroni *Patents: 6,620,426 B2 Morris Plains NJ Kenneth Guzik *Patents: 6,633,672; 6,362,856; 6,055,333; 5,917,942; 5,903,666; 5,751,851; 5,737,443 San Jose CA Ashwin Purohit *Patents: 6,690,022, 7,385,799, 7,560,705, 7,751,172, 7,952,851, 8,023,247, 13/152,735, 12/358,788, 12/331,619, 12/113,091, 11/641,334, 12/262,990, 12/725,508, 11/704,033, 13/116,732, 13/154,836 Gloucester MA Jonathan Pompa *Patents: 6,827,163; 6,796,396; 6,789,640; 6,581,714; 6,408,240 Long Beach CA Jeff Frontz *Patents: 6,904,596; 7,899,032; 8,599,879 Columbus OH Dan Poirier *Patents: 6,970,920; 6,934,952; 6757708 Carrboro NC Martha Koester *Patents: 6150167, 6117678 Seattle WA Hatcher Chalkley *Patents: 6304762, 4807256, 3979719, plus foreign versions of same Corpus Christi TX Daniel Lee Young *Patents: 6587221, 6697091, 6728419 Sandpoint ID Brian Roundtree *Patents: 6640098, 6941553, 7043235, 7353016, 7539484, 7676221, 7756545, 7881703, 8036645, 8126506, 8219811, 8285263, 8301123, 8494486, 8495494, 8572189, 8589955, 8600429, 8649783 Seattle WA Scott been *7 Patents Phoenix
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