Posts Tagged: Patent Reform
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 …
Patent Reform: U.S. Inventor Act goes to Congress
This week US Inventor, an inventor organization working in Washington DC and around the US to advocate for strong patent protection for inventors and startups, rolled out …
House Judiciary Chair Bob Goodlatte Announces Retirement
Earlier today Congressman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), who has been Chair of the House Judiciary Committee and a strong proponent for patent reform, announced that he would be …
Texas Representative Lamar Smith to Retire from Congress
Longtime Texas Representative Lamar Smith (R-TX), chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space, & Technology, will be retiring from his duties on Capitol Hill and will not …
Restoring the Right to Permanent Injunctions: A Patent Reform Agenda
Overrule eBay v. MercExchange and grant permanent injunctions to victorious patent owners as a matter of right. This singular change to U.S. patent laws – which is …
Senator McCaskill introduces bill to abrogate Native American Sovereign Immunity
Senator McCaskill (D-MO) has introduced a bill to abrogate the sovereign immunity of Indian tribes as a defense in inter partes review (IPR) proceedings at the United …
Senate Republicans discuss patent reform in private briefing with infringer lobby
The Senate Republican High-Tech Task Force convened in order to hear from patent experts on the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in TC Heartland, …
