Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (short for SHIELD) Act has been introduced by Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and co-sponsored by Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT). SHIELD Act protects software companies from paying legal cost when plaintiff (often patent trolls) loses legal case in court. Basically it mandates software patent litigation expenses to be paid by patent trolls if they lose.
This is good news. SHIELD Act will provide some measure of protection for small software startups so that they can continue innovating and create competitive advantages for U.S. companies against other high-tech economies around the world.
This is good news. SHIELD Act will provide some measure of protection for small software startups so that they can continue innovating and create competitive advantages for U.S. companies against other high-tech economies around the world.
