Big Tech Has a Patent Violation Problem

Large tech companies in the US often steal from smaller companies. Large court settlements have punished larger companies. The mechanism to enforce has been weakened. The Patent Trial and Appeal Board was created by Congress in 2011. The U.S. economy would be harmed by the new legislation.

Major American tech companies complain about the threat of intellectual property theft. According to the U.S. government, Chinese companies are estimated to cost the American economy $600 billion a year. In the U.S., there is a similar problem of companies ignoring patents and other intellectual property.