Due to an increase in patent litigation and jury awards reaching into the millions, a new coalition is urging federal lawmakers to support legislation that would change the way the courts handle patent suits.
The Coalition for Patent Fairness, a patchwork of 45 companies from the technology, financial services and manufacturing industries – led by lobbyist Mark Isakowitz of Fierce Isakowitz & Blalock – has spent the better half of 2006 building momentum and educating Congress members about concerns the group has about the current patent system.
