Bill Cracks Down On 'Patent Trolls'

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WASHINGTON - The high-tech industry calls them "patent trolls" - people who get patents for products they never plan to make, just so they can sue for infringement if a company does turn out something similar.

That is how critics describe the inventor from Great Falls, Va., whom Internet giant eBay wants to take to the Supreme Court over online selling techniques he patented.

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Bill Cracks Down On 'Patent Trolls'

Now Congress, urged on by a coalition of high-tech companies that includes eBay, wants protecti...

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