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Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association, said members of his organization are buckling under the expense of fighting bogus patent claims filed by shell companies, which buy up vague patent ideas and then shake down legitimate businesses via the threat of pricey litigation. (Associated Press)

Gary Shapiro warns patent trolls may chase tech companies out of U.S.

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

FILE - In this June 5, 2014 file photo, a man walks past a Google sign at the company's headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. Google may have to pay more than half a billion dollars for an unorthodox stock split aimed at ensuring co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin retain control over the Internet's most profitable company. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

GOP divided on bill to prevent bogus patents

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

Illustration by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

SHAPIRO: Beware the patent trolls

By Gary Shapiro

** FILE ** An attendee shakes hands with Hoovers Mobile's remote-controlled Robot Hoovie at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January 2009. (Associated Press)

Sly dodge: Congress stretches ethics rules for lobbyist-paid trip

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Analysts predicting slow start for ‘ultra-HD’ TVs

By RYAN NAKASHIMA - Associated Press

Huge gadget show gears up in Vegas

By PETER SVENSSON - Associated Press

VERSACE: An insider’s take on the future of consumer electronics

By Chris Versace

Analysts: Gadget sales to top $1 trillion in 2012

By PETER SVENSSON - Associated Press

BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Comeback’

By James Srodes - Special to The Washington Times

Illustration: Family TV by John Camejo for The Washington Times

SHAPIRO: Turn off toddlers’ TV

By Gary Shapiro - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Gary Shapiro, president of the Consumer Electronics Association, says President Obama's regulatory team has "no experience with business." (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

Trade groups oppose new rule

By Tim Devaney - The Washington Times

Lobbyist cautions businesses about ‘Occupy’ protests

By Tim Devaney - The Washington Times

Gary Shapiro, president of the Consumer Electronics Association, says President Obama's regulatory team has "no experience with business." (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

Consumer electronics chief: Obama regulators lack business experience

By Tim Devaney - The Washington Times

Music royalty talks consider cell phone mandate

By JOELLE TESSLER - Associated Press

Gadgets get girly with perks and pink

Gadgets get girly with perks and pink