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Patent lawyers from big Internet companies discussed patent assertion...

Patent lawyers from big Internet companies discussed patent assertion entities with senators on Capitol Hill on Thursday, said a statement from the Internet Association, which represents Amazon, eBay, Facebook, Google and other major Internet companies. “Senators must understand the urgency…

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of stopping patent abuse, this is a Main Street problem,” said Michael Beckerman, Internet Association CEO. With House passage of the Innovation Act, the Internet Association’s “member patent counsels” want to “ensure that the momentum continues and passage of an effective bill occurs” in the Senate, said the group.