Patrick Leahy – United States Senator for Vermont:
We have been working for almost a year with countless stakeholders on legislation to address the problem of patent trolls who are misusing the patent system. […]
Unfortunately, there has been no agreement on how to combat the scourge of patent trolls on our economy without burdening the companies and universities who rely on the patent system every day to protect their inventions. […]
Because there is not sufficient support behind any comprehensive deal, I am taking the patent bill off the Senate Judiciary Committee agenda.