Posts Tagged: patent system
The Year in Patents: The Top 10 Patent Stories from 2018
Before proceeding it is worth noting two things. First, that my list focuses on specific and identifiable events. Second, there are a number of stories worth mentioning, …
A Journey Through the Chinese Patent System: The differences in how patent rights are treated
The trade dispute between the US and China started with a US accusation of intellectual property theft on the part of China. Is China really “stealing” intellectual …
The Patent System and Quantum Mechanics: Two Uncertainties
Our patent system was also been built upon classical rules and understandings, e.g., earlier patent systems, and the thoughts of Rousseau, Locke and others who influenced …
Is the pro-patent community going to continue to lose every battle?
It is understandable that inventors, investors and others supportive of strong patent rights would be skeptical, and I've heard and read much skepticism. If not now, when? …
Is the Supreme Court anti-patent?
Is the Supreme Court anti-patent? it has been suggested to me that such rhetoric, whether true or not, is unhelpful and puts those urging pro-patent views on …
America Needs an Eighteenth-Century Patent System
We hear politicos so often proclaim that what America needs is a Twenty-First Century patent system. NO! America most certainly does not need a Twenty-First Century patent …
It is already too late, but we still have time
“If companies were to lobby to allow for more polluting most people would think that is unethical,” Lauder explained. But there are people lobbying to make it …
Happy Birthday Patent System: Hope Springs Eternal
In 1790, the U.S. patent laws were first enacted and individuals could obtain a patent under the new federal government. For about a century beforehand, British citizens …
Myopia and hubris explain why tech elite lobby for a weakened patent system
The myopia associated with chasing quarterly earnings isn't the only short-sighted predilection giant tech companies display. Affirmatively weakening the patent system in order to avoid upstart competitors …
The House IP Subcommittee: A Bunch of Fiddling Neros Watching the U.S. Patent System Burn
Interestingly, in the history of the entire CBM program, only three petitions have ended with final written decisions upholding all claims as valid. That’s 1 percent of …
Dueling Visions of the Patent System, Dueling Visions for America
The article in IPWatchdog describing how the United States democratized the patent system, extending the right to own intellectual property to commoners, came to mind after reading …
I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream … for Sunscreen
But this morning, on seeing the juxtaposition of two random emails in my inbox, I had to pause at the ongoing nuttiness of our regulatory environment. In …
The Petri Dish Effect will keep Technology in China for Generations
Wealth in Silicon Valley created and then funded more startups, and the cycle continued. It was like a petri dish, only with a multiplication of startups instead …
The U.S. Patent System, not China’s IP Policies, is the Reason Behind America’s Decline in Global Competitiveness
Several months ago, the Trump Administration launched an investigation into Chinese trade policies that are responsible for expropriating American intellectual property (patents, trademarks, copyrights). This investigation is …
U.S. Patent System Falls to 12th Place in Chamber Global IP Index for 2018
While the United States continues to do well overall, patent protection continues to be problematic. In 2017 the U.S. ranked 10th worldwide in terms of offering patent …
