Over the last decade, much of the patent law literature has focused on the problem of “patent trolls,” or patent owners who don't make products, but sue others that do. The basic complaint against these types of entities is that they impose a tax on innovation without providing offsetting...

As the secret negotiations of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement ("TPP") between the United States and eleven other nations approach the final stages, the recent release of the draft Intellectual Property Chapter provides a timely opportunity to examine its content. Among the myriad issues...