Technology companies paid Patton Boggs $500,000 last year to lobby on patent overhaul (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

Technology companies paid Patton Boggs $500,000 last year to lobby on patent overhaul (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
WASHINGTON – A group of technology companies paid Patton Boggs LLP $500,000 in 2007 to push for patent-reform legislation. More than 60 companies and trade associations, including Microsoft Corp. and Apple Inc., are members of Coalition for Patent Fairness.

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