Posts Tagged: house subcommittee on ip
Does anyone at Mapbox understand the company’s patent filing activities?
Given that Lee testified that Mapbox has been a party to multiple patent lawsuits and only a single lawsuit can be located, coupled with Lee’s testimony …
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 …
Why are these people giving testimony to Congress on patent reform?
Why does Mapbox’s viewpoint on patent litigation echo in the halls of Congress given the fact that it doesn’t appear that it has faced abusive …
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 …
Why is Steven Anderson of Culver Franchising testifying on patent reform in front of Congress?
Why is Steven Anderson citing his case as a reason why Congress must create stricter venue rules when he hasn’t even filed a motion to transfer …
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 …
IP and the 115th Congress: Meet the Republicans of the House IP Subcommittee
The House Judiciary Committee will set the agenda for any intellectual property legislative reforms that will arise over the next two years during the 115th Congress, and …
Congressman Issa calls patent trolls and plaintiffs interchangeable during ITC hearing
The Subcommittee is Chaired by Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA), who has been an outspoken advocate for the need for more patent reform in order to provide relief …
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 …
Congress Seeks to Fix Unfair, Outdated Royalties for Songwriters and Composers
According to Congressman Collins, who I spoke with via telephone on Friday, March 6, 2015, there was a great deal of treatment of the SEA at the subcommittee level …
Issa strikes defiant tone over patent reform
Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA), a member of the House Judiciary Committee and the Chair of the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, struck a defiant …
