The U.S. House of Representatives passed patent reform legislation Thursday that would bring sweeping changes the intellectual property landscape and curb litigation abuse by so-called patent trolls.
In a bipartisan 325-91 vote, the House approved a version of the Innovation Act with provisions to strengthen pleading requirements, require the litigation’s loser to pay for high-cost patent fights and create new rules about discovery.
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