Posts Tagged: Senate Judiciary
New Reports says Engine, EFF are Shills for Google on Patent Reform
Google’s efforts to decimate the U.S. patent system to protect its own interests is a fact of life that is becoming more clear day by …
USPTO Director Andrei Iancu Discusses Patentability of Algorithms, PTAB Proceedings at Senate Judiciary Committee
Sen. Harris followed up by asking whether algorithms were mathematical representations of laws of nature. “You’re getting right to the heart of the issue,” Iancu said. …
Director Iancu tells Senate: 101 is an issue “we must all address”
"The PTO we will work to provide more concrete tests – to the extent possible given Supreme Court precedent," Director Iancu said speaking about patent eligibility. "This is …
A Look At Facebook Patents Covering ‘Big Brother’ Data Collection Technologies
Facebook users continue to be shocked at the amount and kind of data being collected by the social media platform, including recent reports about call and SMS …
USPTO Director Nominee Andrei Iancu Unanimously Approved by Senate Judiciary Committee
Earlier today President Trump's nominee to become the new Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office …
USPTO Director Nominee Andrei Iancu has Confirmation Hearing Before the Senate Judiciary Committee
On the afternoon of Wednesday, November 29th, the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing to consider the nomination of four political appointees from …
Senate judiciary committee holds hearing on intellectual property as a driver of innovation
“As a society, we depend on innovators… to make our lives better and to solve the challenges we face,” said Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), chairman of the …
IP and the 115th Congress: Meet the Senate Republicans on the Judiciary Committee
The Senate Judiciary Committee is where any action relating to intellectual property reform will be played out during the 115th Congress, at least on the Senate side …
Defend Trade Secrets Act ready for markup in Senate Judiciary Committee
Earlier today the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the Defend Trade Secrets Act, which is authored by U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-DE) and Orrin …
Copyright Office asked to investigate software copyright issues by Senate Judiciary
At the end of her speech Pallante mentioned that she had just received a letter from the Senate Judiciary Committee, specifically sent by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), …
Vocal minority cannot keep PATENT Act from passing Senate Judiciary
At the end of a three-hour long hearing held by the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary this Thursday, June 4th, S.1137, the proposed legislation known …
Senators mistaken, IPRs do not frustrate Hatch-Waxman
Senators repeatedly brought up the Hatch-Waxman legislation. One after another Senators discussed how inter partes review (IPR) of pharmaceutical patents at the United States Patent and Trademark …
PATENT Act Still Ominous For Startups and Small Inventors
Although the latest version of the PATENT Act (S.1137) represents an improvement over previous versions of the legislation, it would still make all U.S. patents less …
Why customer stays are terrible for the patent system
Another discrepancy is between the stated legislative goals and the actual proposed language. This is perhaps demonstrated in starkest relief in the “customer stay” provision found in …
Senate Small Business Committee finds consensus on patent reform
Significant consensus was reached between representatives of small business and universities at a hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship on March 19, 2015. …
