Good afternoon, Shown below is a letter from our NAR President with a short explanation of this Call for Action to stop "Patent Trolls". This could affect you, your board or your company as these trolls try to collect money! Now is the time to get every REALTORR to answer the Call for Action and help convince the U.S. House of Representatives to pass this legislation of vital importance to the real estate industry. To respond to this "Call for Action" simply click on the link at the bottom of the letter from the NAR President. This is something that is of the upmost importance to all REALTORSR. Thank you, Victor Victor J. Raymos, RCE, CRS, ABR AE/CEO St. Augustine & St. Johns County Board of REALTORSR 1789 Lakeside Avenue St. Augustine, FL 32084 904-829-8738 <mailto:ae@stjohnsrealtors.org> ae@stjohnsrealtors.org To: From: Chris Polychron, NAR President RE: NAR Call for Action on Patent Reform Legislation Date: 20 July 2015 On Monday, July 13th NAR launched a Call for Action to all REALTORSR asking them to contact their Members of Congress and urge support for H.R. 9 - The Innovation Act. Today, I am asking for your help to promote this Call for Action among your membership. Why should you and REALTORSR care about Patent Reform? You may think a "Patent Troll" can't disrupt your business but individual REALTORSR, Brokers and Multiple Listing Services have all been targeted with vague and deceptive letters alleging patent infringement to demand unjustified payments for using basic technology like dropdown menus, website search functions, and even office scanners. Currently a loophole in our legal system allows "patent trolls" to disrupt businesses, big and small, local and national, by demanding fees for the use of common business technologies. The Innovation Act - H.R. 9 - would close these loopholes. While the opposition to H.R. 9 has been very vocal and is trying to delay the vote, our efforts to encourage a vote have been noticed on Capitol Hill and the House Leadership has signaled that a vote could take place next week. Now is the time to get every REALTORR to answer the Call for Action and help convince the House of Representatives to pass this legislation of vital importance to the real estate industry. Please use every tool at your disposal to contact your members and ask them to take action. Congress listens when REALTORSR speak with a strong and unified voice. Chris Polychron 2015 NAR President <https://realtorparty.realtoractioncenter.com/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page =UserAction&id=3895&utm_source=rorg&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=trolls20 15> Click here: www.realtoractioncenter.com _____ <http://www2.realtoractioncenter.com/site/R?i=pKeiJs1-rM8HCY6M3KNDiQ> <http://www2.realtoractioncenter.com/site/R?i=-LG6Nm5TmL7PuqswtbYN6g> <http://www2.realtoractioncenter.com/site/R?i=VLib3cfwtdN7ACjiQeF-Sw> <http://www2.realtoractioncenter.com/site/R?i=aoarN0SqUr5zyr5IXT_Yxg> <http://www2.realtoractioncenter.com/site/R?i=3ls5DNWsNojVqXFxP652TA> <http://www2.realtoractioncenter.com/site/R?i=pWeHfBMgH_9nBFtW_l5fIQ>