Activist groups routinely accuse companies of “abusing” the patent system by engaging in practices such as “royalty stacking,” “patent evergreening,” “product hopping,” “patent thicketing,” and “unfair” SEP licensing rates, which they allege prevent generic competition.
By debunking these myths, the Council for Innovation Promotion hopes to foster a more honest public policy debate and correct the misconception that America’s patent system needs an extreme overhaul.