End of Patent Trolls? Federal Trade Commission to look at Patent Trolls

The New York Times just posted an article about how the Federal Trade Commission will be looking into patent assertion entities (PAE) or patent trolls. The FTC chairwoman Mrs. Ramirez states in the article: ““We have a role to play in advancing a greater understanding of the impact of P.A.E. activity and using our enforcement authority where appropriate to curb anticompetitive and deceptive conduct.” This could be good news for thow who are being harassed by patent trolls The article is here.