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Janice Schakowsky: At best, patent trolls are misleading. At worst, they are extortionists. This is fundamentally a fairness issue.

On the recordApril 7, 2014
At best, patent trolls are misleading. At worst, they are extortionists. This is fundamentally a fairness issue.
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois

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Schakowsky describes patent trolls as unfair and harmful to businesses.

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