A recent article in Forbes discusses how the patent troll debate has been skewed and simplified for the benefit of large corporations and the detriment of independent inventor and small companies.

In an editorial by Michael Risch of Villanova University School of Law, he questions a commonly held theory that non-practicing entities (NPEs) obtain remedies that exceed the value of patents they are asserting, explaining that there has not been sufficient research to back up the claim.

Florian Mueller wrote an article for The Hill, criticizing certain tech companies that have made a habit of condemning others for engaging in aggressive patent licensing, while those same tech companies are engaged in the same type of practices.

Reuters published an article discussing the importance that garage inventors and startups have had on the US economy, and then examines the potential negative effects that the America Invents Act will have upon independent inventors.

Law 360 reporter, Ryan Davis, discusses a number of points that retired judge, Paul Michel, made at a recent IP summit, criticizing the Innovation Act. Michel stated that the Goodlatte bill would "punish the innocent to corral the guilty, without really addressing the bad behavior of the guilty."