Congress Shouldn't Limit The Public's Right To Fight Bad Patents

The U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Intellectual Property will debate a bill this week that would dramatically limit the public’s right to challenge bad granted patents. The PREVAIL Act, S. 2220 would bar most people from petitioning the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to revoke patents that never should have been granted in the first place. 

If the bill passes, it would be a giant gift to patent trolls, who will be able to greatly increase the extortionate toll they …