Companies should be able to get out of patent licensing agreements if the patents are later ruled invalid.
Typically, a patent assertion entity will secure licenses from multiple alleged infringers to their intellectual property, including up-front cash payments and ongoing royalties. If the patent underlying the license is later ruled invalid, or even fraudulent, the licenses usually remain in force and the licensees have often agreed, under duress, to surrender their right to legal recourse.
Add to the legislative priorities of the White House Task Force on High-Tech Patent Issues an item invalidating such restrictions and allowing the awarding of damages and recuperation of payments in a manner similar to state laws limiting enforcement of non-compete clauses or liability waivers.