Posts Tagged: Congressman Issa
Lofgren, Issa Denounce Proposed PTAB Claim Construction Changes in Oversight Hearing
found it disturbing that the Director Iancu would circumvent the prerogative of Congress with recently announced proposed PTAB claim construction changes, though she admitted the decision wasn’…
IP rights are essential ingredients to our innovation system
"Let’s talk a bit about intellectual property rights," Undersecretary of Commerce and Director of NIST Walter Copan said at the LES Silicon Valley conference on Wednesday, …
Patent Reform Advocate, Congressman Darrell Issa, Will Not Seek Re-election
Earlier today Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA), announced that he will not seek re-election in 2018 and will retire from Congress. Issa, who currently Chairs the House’s Judiciary …
The Top Trends in Patent Law for 2017
As we mark the close of yet another year, we’re provided with a perfect opportunity to look back on the previous twelve months and see what …
Executives for America’s tech giants refuse to come to Congress to testify on net neutrality
The Facebooks, Googles and Netflixes of the world, edge providers that provide Internet services via websites but not an Internet connection like ISPs offer, have every reason …
Following the money trail from Mapbox to the Kushners and Trump Administration
There are clearly many thousands of companies both large and small with far greater experience and in a far better position to advise Congress on the issue …
Judge Michel tells Congress it isn’t helpful to talk about quality, patents are either valid or invalid
“I think at the end of the day, patents are either valid or invalid as a legal instrument and therefore it’s not very helpful to talk …
Congressman Darrell Issa: A well-financed ally of the efficient infringer lobby
With all of this money, it seems the efficient infringer lobby has managed to find an unlikely ally in Congress — someone who made his money as an …
ABOTA defends Judge Gilstrap in response to political pressure from Darrell Issa
Issa decried Judge Gilstrap’s “overreach” in denying a motion to transfer venue in a case coming after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in TC …
Chinese President Xi Jinping says infringers should be punished and pay a heavy price
“Wrongdoing should be punished more severely so that IP infringers will pay a heavy price,” Xi said. At a time when President Xi is actively moving China’…
House IP Subcommittee holds yet another one-sided hearing on bad patents and patent trolls
House IP subcommittee chair Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) led off the hearing by discussing the large number of interests who are often on Capitol Hill to discuss …
Is Congressman Darrell Issa a patent troll?
Only $128,000 collected from a combined 13 cases? That is less than $10,000 per case, which doesn't even approach the nuisance value the truly bad actors, the true patent trolls …
Issa seems to believe patents are an entitlement, not a property right
For the first 220 years of United States black letter law and precedent based directly on the U.S. Constitution, patents are property rights. Even the Republican Party …
Michelle Lee seems to be USPTO Director, but Commerce Department Declines Comment
Michelle Lee seems to still be Director. She is signing patents and Federal Register Notices, but both Commerce and USPTO decline comment on her status... Presumably at …
House Subcommittee on Courts and IP holds hearing on PACER system, cameras in the courtroom
The subcommittee convened a hearing to discuss issues of judicial transparency and ethics which affect the system of U.S. federal courts. Republican members of the subcommittee …
