Patent Reform Needs Fee Shifting Provisions, Because Judges Almost Never Award Attorneys' Fees

English: United States Patent Cover from a real patent issued (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

One of the key parts of the attempts to reform the patent system is the fee shifting provision, which would make it so patent trolls who bring bogus lawsuits will be required to pay the attorneys' fees of those they sued. Some patent system defenders…

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