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It wouldn't hurt to send an email or letter to your Congressman and both Senators expressing your concerns. I did and one of my Senators actually responded.

The movement to overhaul the patent system is nominally aimed at stopping abusive litigation, but the architects of sweeping legislative changes to patent law haven’t considered all the risks. Any efforts to address problems with patent litigation should be narrowly crafted to target only abusers and not inventors. There are far fewer abusers of the system than legitimate inventors whose innovation promotes job creation and economic growth.

Why Does This Matter?

For more than 200 years, our patent system has fueled America as a leader in innovation. We need to protect inventors, universities, innovators, start-ups, research institutions, incubators and small businesses whose incentive to keep innovating would disappear if they can’t prevent large companies or foreign competitors from stealing their ideas. Inventions are often the results of years of hard work and expensive research and development. Inventors rely on strong patents to protect their ideas and their livelihood.

Weakening our patent system will…
Undermine job creation in the U.S.
Weaken our competitive edge in the global marketplace
Reduce investor confidence – thus weakening our economy

Who Does This Affect?

We need to protect inventors, universities, innovators, start-ups, research institutions, incubators and small businesses who often find themselves infringed on by large companies.

[bulldzr]

For all those that followed Loop's lead to sign the "Save the Inventor" petition, here is a link that enables you to contact your Congressmen.

http://www.savetheinventor.com/take-action-now/contact-congress?utm_source=sti&utm_medium=email&utm_content=newsletter_5-19&utm_campaign=DS&;