The EFF has long included intellectual property reform as one of its core focus areas, especially since patent and copyright law have long been used as weapons against free software projects and individuals. I think the EFF's first major patent reform project was this one, which started more than 8.5 years ago:

https://www.eff.org/press/archives/2004/04/19

https://www.eff.org/press/archives/2004/06/30

https://www.eff.org/press/archives/2004/09/20