Patrick Leahy actually said...

"Our task, I think, is clear but not easy, which is to provide relief to small businesses and start-ups that are innocent end users without weakening the economic value of U.S. patents."

"The legislation Senator Lee and I introduced targets those abuses by saying that it is a deceptive trade practice to send these misleading letters."

"We are all about protecting innovation in America, Mr. Chairman, but that does not mean that small businesses have to be pursued in a very predatory, very threatening way, and it needs to change."

"Taken together with other legislation by Senators Cornyn and Grassley and Senator Hatch, we believe we have the tools for the comprehensive bill that we need to address this problem."