Trolling Effects: Help EFF take on patent trolls

[eridani]

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/07/trolling-effects-taking-patent-trolls-your-help

In the midst of a tidal wave of momentum in the fight against patent trolls, we're proud to launch Trolling Effects (trollingeffects.org), a resource to empower would-be victims of patent trolls through a crowdsourced database of patent demand letters and a clearinghouse for information on the troll epidemic. The site allows demand letter recipients to post the documents online, find letters received by others, and research who is really behind such threats. The site also features comprehensive guides to the patent system and a blueprint for patent reform.

But in order for this tool to be successful, we need your help. We need you to spread the word and help us get as many letters into the database as possible. Each new demand letter is crucial to Trolling Effects, even if a nearly identical letter has already been posted. Each one provides key insights into the patent landscape: who the bad actors are, what patents are being asserted and how often, and who's being targeted.

If you have received a patent demand letter, submit it to Trolling Effects. The site has measures built in so particular items information can remain private.

[hunter]

1. Patent system needs to be fixed.

These days more often than not they seem to get in the way of progress, not promote it.