Illinois patent troll bill clears Senate

Published April 10, 2014 8:15pm ET



SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Legal Newsline) — Illinois senators voted unanimously Wednesday to send a bill that aims to protect state businesses from so-called “patent trolls” to the House.

Senators voted 48-0 for Senate Bill 3405.

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