Posts Tagged: Senator Mitch McConnell
Senate confirms dozens of Trump nominees, including new IP Czar
Vishal Amin was confirmed to be the IP enforcement coordinator at the White House and Peter Davidson was confirmed to be general counsel at the Commerce Department. …
Merrick Garland’s deference to federal agencies should be concerning to patent owners
Given the fact that the IPR processes at PTAB have been worrisome for many patent owners, the possibility that Merrick Garland would continue his longstanding deference towards …
President Obama should nominate Judge Raymond Chen to the Supreme Court
Chen, an Obama appointee, was confirmed only several years ago by a vote of 97-0. Born in 1968 he is 47 years old, meaning he could easily serve on …
Will a Patent Question Come Up At The Presidential Debates?
At this point in the presidential cycle it is too early to expect a great deal of substance on issues like patents? The point where patents may …
Patent Reform Back to Senate After Labor Day
Cloture is the only procedure by which the Senate can vote to place a time limit on consideration of a bill or other matter, and thereby overcome …
Leahy Procedural Move Makes Patent Reform Passage Near
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) recently came to agreement with Committee Ranking Republican Jeff Sessions (R-AL) on changes to the Patent Reform Act of 2009 (S. 515), …
