Posts Tagged: Patent Reform
Facebook patent infringement suit against BlackBerry looks remarkably patent troll-like
Facebook is asserting a series of patents the company has acquired from other firms, making its actions similar to those of non-practicing entities (NPEs) and remarkably patent …
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 …
Congressman Rohrabacher Introduces the Inventor Protection Act to Protect Inventor-Owned Patents
Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) has introduced H.R. 6557, the Inventor Protection Act, into the House of Representatives. This bill is the latest proposed piece of legislation to …
Legislative Steps in the Pro-patent Direction
New patent legislation would rectify some of the damage done by several court rulings and by Congress. It would reestablish the fundamental constitutional principle that a U.…
Google Changes Its Code of Conduct After Years of Being Evil Towards Patent Owners
However, in intellectual property circles, it would be easy question whether Google has lived up to the goal of not doing, or being, evil... Google’s efforts …
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 …
PTAB Reform: An Urgent Request on Behalf of Independent Inventors
What follows is a letter on the topic of PTAB reform that will be sent to USPTO Director Andrei Iancu on Monday, May 14, 2018. The letter seeks urgent …
PACED Act has nothing to do with drug prices, discriminates against Native Americans
The bill has nothing to do with drugs or drug prices, how how much Missourians desire cheaper generics. The PACED Act is discriminatory, has nothing to do …
STRONGER Patents Act Introduced in House, Seeks to Strengthen a Crippled Patent System
In a telephone interview, Rep. Stivers noted that, while the AIA was intended as legislation that would make the patent system more efficient, the resulting differences in …
Tech Super Giants Maintain Standard Oil Sized Monopolies
Between 1882 and 1906, this market dominance reportedly brought Standard Oil a total of $838,783,800 in net income. On an annual basis, that would mean that Standard Oil earned nearly $35 …
American Entrepreneurship Languishes as Startups Face Unfavorable Ecosystem
There can be no dispute that the level of business startup activity has been on the decline in the United States over the past few decades. So …
Is a ‘Bad Patent’ really that bad?
Here we go again with a new villain, the bad patent. If a patent is a bad patent, there must be a negative economic effect. But 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 …
Will the Supreme Court continue to be influenced by patent reform?
Invariably, the Supreme Court takes a provision or two from pending legislation and makes it law. Will they do the same now that pro-patent reform is actually …
Is Brookings Pushing an Efficient Infringer Narrative with Biased Panel Discussion?
Unfortunately, there’s every indication that today’s event at Brookings will feature more of the same kind of misguided rhetoric on perceived issues with the patent …
