“Being weird has never stopped us from passing a bill,” House Judiciary Chairwoman Laurie Jinkins, countering a suggestion that the “Patent Troll Prevention Act” should be rejected.

Rep. Drew Hansen hadn’t objected to regulating against mythical creatures, but argued that bill was weird because the lawsuits it would allow for bad-faith claims about patent infringement was covered by federal law and could already be handled by consumer protection standards. The bill passed out of committee 12-1, with only Hansen voting no.

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