The SHIELD Act, a bipartisan bill aimed at curtailing the litigious activities of so-called patent trolls, has been reintroduced in the House of Representatives. An article on TechCrunch quotes Alexander Poltorak's argument that the SHIELD Act is based on an overestimation of the number of frivolous lawsuits, and that the bill might make patent owners less likely to enforce their patents against infringers. ("Law Would Force Patent Trolls To Pay For Failed Lawsuits Against Innovators" TechCrunch.com - February 27, 2013)
Article excerpt: In a refutation op-ed for The Hill, CEO of General Patent Corporation, Alexander Poltorak, argued that supporters of the SHIELD Act overestimate the number of frivolous lawsuits against software patent holders and claimed it was designed to “intimidate patent owners whose IP rights are routinely infringed by corporate bullies.”