Posts Tagged: John Thorne
A Decade Of US Patent Reform Must Be Undone
How ironic is it that the infringer lobby – the very people trying to weaken the patent system and who ignore the patent rights of others through a …
What is on the Horizon for Patent Owners in 2018?
One of the questions that gets asked this time of year, when the world is busy flipping the calendar from one year to the next, is “What …
Open Letter Exaggerates the Benefits of Recent Patent Reforms
HTIA’s letter argues that venture capital funding and startup activity have grown in recent years, further proof of their view that the federal government has properly …
Misrepresentations in Service to Efficient Infringer Lobby
The world of intellectual property law has been abuzz in recent months leading up to oral arguments in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Oil …
Is HTIA’s general counsel John Thorne a patent troll?
John Thorne was VP and deputy general counsel for Verizon during its legal battle against former American cable television company Cablevision where Verizon asserted a series of …
The High Tech Inventors Alliance: The newest institution of the efficient infringer lobby in D.C.
Eight tech companies owning a collective 115,000 patents announced the establishment of the High Tech Inventors Alliance (HTIA), an organization they claim is “dedicated to supporting balanced patent …
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 …
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 …
