Posts Tagged: Congressman Nadler
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’…
The Music Modernization Act is Introduced Into U.S. House, Would Create Blanket Licenses for Streaming Music Services
a bipartisan group of Representatives serving on the House Judiciary Committee introduced the Music Modernization Act (H.R. 5447) into the U.S. House of Representatives. Along with …
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 …
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 …
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 …
House IP subcommittee looks for further ways to curb patent trolls after TC Heartland decision
The day’s hearing focused on the patent troll narrative despite the lack of a substantive connection between that narrative and the TC Heartland case... Rep. Darrell …
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 …
Hearing on Examiner Fraud a Big, Fat Nothing Burger
Prepared statements released in advance of the hearing talked tough, but that was pretty much it. Insofar as getting to the root of the problems identified in …
House Judiciary subcommittee questions Lee on preventing time and attendance abuse at USPTO
“My team and I do not tolerate time and attendance abuse,” Lee told the subcommittee. While she did note that the USPTO had taken disciplinary actions against …
A fear of trade secret trolls is completely unfounded
Fears about trade secret trolls are based in mythology, not on fact. If those claiming federal trade secret legislation would lead to trade secret trolls actually understand …
Will the Obama Administration continue to seek amendments to the Innovation Act?
As patent reform keeps chugging along in Washington, an important briefing was held on Thursday, July 23rd, between members and staff of the U.S. House of …
House Judiciary approves Innovation Act despite clear lack of consensus
Dissent among members of Congress on the nature of the Innovation Act was evident from the opening remarks of the committee’s two ranking members. Congressman Bob …
Strict venue provisions for patent litigation added to Innovation Act
Issa’s amendment changes the language so that a party bringing a patent infringement suit where the defendant has its principle place of business, where the defendant …
Amendment to extend CBM defeated in House Judiciary Committee
One of the issues that took up a significant amount of time during the first half of the hearing was the proposed extension of the transitional program …
Patent Reform 2.0 – The Next Round of Patent Reform
On Monday, May 11, 2015, IPWatchdog will a co-sponsor a roundtable discussion on patent reform. This event will take place at the law offices of McDermott Will & Emery, which …
