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Vt gov signs novel law against false patent claims

Vermont's governor has signed the first-in-the-nation law aimed at protecting companies from so-called patent trolling — the practice of making deceptive claims of patent infringement in the hopes of collecting licensing or settlement money.The law, signed Wednesday by Gov. Peter Shumlin, allows courts to consider if a claim is deceptive and specifies other factors that can be considered as evidence. Courts can award damages or relief to Vermont companies wrongly pressured into paying licensing fees or a settlement, and the Vermont attorney general can conduct civil investigations and bring civil action against violators.Intellectual property law professor Eric Goldman of Santa Clara University in California said Vermont's law is a novel approach but he said it's unclear if Vermont has the authority to regulate patent activity....

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  1. Vermont , often ranked most liberal state, among few trying tax cuts as escape from recession

    MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont, often regarded as one of the most liberal states in the country, is bucking the trend of raising state taxes to boost its economy and...

  2. Vermont's Catholic church settles 26 priest sex abuse cases with nearly $18 million payment

    MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Dozens of former altar boys who sued Vermont's Catholic church over allegations of sexual abuse by priests 30 years ago will share in a nearly...

  3. Man Convicted in Rape, Murder of University of Vermont Coed

    A man who raped and killed a University of Vermont student after a chance meeting in which she asked to borrow his cell phone was convicted Thursday, capping a case ...

  4. Frost, Freeze Monday Night From Maine to North Carolina

    After temperatures fell below freezing in just a few spots across the East Monday morning, a more widespread frost and freeze is expected Monday night and Tuesday mo...

  5. UVM Fraternity Suspended Over Controversial Survey

    A University of Vermont fraternity has been suspended in connection with a survey that makes light of rape.UVM said Tuesday that it's investigating the source of the...

  6. 2 Reasons to Love New England in the Fall

    The giant bronze-and-granite eyeballs peer out from the lawn on the Williams College Museum of Art campus like a newly awakened monster in a children's storybook—or ...

  7. Vermont woman reveals new face after transplant

    A Vermont woman revealed her new face Wednesday, six years after her ex-husband disfigured her by dousing her with industrial-strength lye, and said she went through...

  8. Vermont man offers grave for deceased Boston bomber

    A retired Vermont teacher has offered a spot in his family's cemetery plot to the family of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect who died following a shootout with po...

  9. From the front lines to fashion

    Sword & Plough turns old military supplies into stylish bags

  10. In flood ruins, Vermonters' way of generosity and kindness lightens work, spirits of victims

    For 30 years, Elga Gemst kept to herself and went about her business in her small Vermont town.An artist and architect, she lived with her husband in a modest two-st...

  11. With fall foliage season at hand, 5 free things to do in Burlington , Vt ., area

    Mountain and lake views along with fall foliage can be had for free in Vermont's largest city of Burlington, which feels more like a big town than a city. The colleg...

  12. End to Northeast Dry Spell on the Horizon

    The Northeast is being treated to a prolonged stretch of dry and sunny weather, but the sunglasses being used this weekend will soon have to be traded in for umbrell...

  1. Ten Democrats Pressured IRS to Act on Nonprofits

    FBN's Liz MacDonald breaks down how political pressure on the IRS began.

  2. Nearly all US states see hefty drop in teen births

    The nation's record-low teen birth rate stems from robust declines in nearly every state, but most dramatically in several Mountain States and among Hispanics, accor...

  3. Teen birth rates decline in most US states

    The U.S. teen birth rate fell 25 percent over five years to a record low of 31 births per 1,000 teens ages 15 to 19, according to a report from the Centers for Disea...

  4. Nearly all US states see hefty drop in teen births

    The nation's record-low teen birth rate stems from robust declines in nearly every state, but most dramatically in several Mountain States and among Hispanics, accor...

  5. College fossil-fuel divestment movement builds

    In an effort to slow the pace of climate change, students at more than 200 colleges are asking their schools to stop investing in fossil fuel companies.The Fossil Fr...

  6. Senate Judiciary Committee approves immigration overhaul bill

    Far-reaching legislation to grant a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a...

  7. Vt . man wins religious vanity plates case appeal

    "THE REV" and "PSALM48" can join "ARMYMOM" and "DARE2BU" on the license plates of cars in Vermont after a federal appeals court ruled Friday that the First Amendment...

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