Patent trolls are not fictional monsters—they’re real inhibitors to American innovation, according to a statement from the general counsel of the High Tech Inventors Alliance, whose members include Google, Amazon.com Inc. and Salesforce.com Inc.

HTIA’s GC John Thorne issued his statement Tuesday in response to a recent speech from director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Andrei Iancu.

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