Posts Tagged: STRONG Patents Act
Coons and Stivers Reintroduce Measure to Make the U.S. Patent System STRONGER
Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) and Congressman Steve Stivers (R-OH) reintroduced the STRONGER Patents Act of 2019 today in an event on Capitol Hill. Coons first introduced the STRONG …
The Patent System: It is important for America that we get it right
Small businesses and independent inventors are critical to revolutionary advancement of American technology. They file over 20% of the applications at the USPTO, and their patents are more …
A patent reform conversation with Senator Coons and Congressman Massie
Yesterday I moderated a Google Hangout on the topic of patent reform, which was sponsored by the Innovation Alliance’s save the inventor campaign. Joining me for …
The path to prosperity requires sound patent policy, not more patent reform
Innovation is the lifeblood of a prosperous economy. Sound patent policy, which encourages the nexus between risk and ideas (especially for small entrepreneurs), makes invention profitable. The …
PATENT Act Still Ominous For Startups and Small Inventors
Although the latest version of the PATENT Act (S.1137) represents an improvement over previous versions of the legislation, it would still make all U.S. patents less …
Senate Judiciary Committee to Markup PATENT Act
According to Grassley’s office, the amended PATENT Act will provide important reforms for the way that the Patent Trial and Appeals Board (PTAB) of the United …
Patent Reform 101 – A Primer on Pending Patent Legislation
Patent reform is the new normal and we can expect that it will continually be raised in every new Congress for the foreseeable future. Currently there are …
Patent Reform Advances on Capitol Hill
Yesterday the House Committee on Energy and Commerce voted to approve the Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters (TROL) Act by a vote of 30-22. Meanwhile, the Protecting …
Patent Reform 2.0 – The Next Round of Patent Reform
On Monday, May 11, 2015, IPWatchdog will a co-sponsor a roundtable discussion on patent reform. This event will take place at the law offices of McDermott Will & Emery, which …
John Oliver says American small businesses want the Innovation Act, but he’s wrong
It’s great that John Oliver brought the subject of patent trolls, about which IPWatchdog has already produced some considerable coverage, to an audience that topped 1.4 million …
House Bill Seeks to End Diversion of Fees from the USPTO
The Innovation Protection Act, one of the lesser known patent bills percolating in Congress over the past few years, would provide a source of permanent funding for …
Patent Reform: The Pending Bills and What They Mean
This year the Innovation Act has been reintroduced, and after some thought that the bill would sail through the House of Representatives without even an additional hearing. …
The Future of Patents and the Fork in the Road
On one road, legislation such as The Innovation Act poses threats to our patent system. This type of legislation tries to alleviate concerns about litigation costs and …
Senator Coons – Patents are about the American Dream
Senator Coons: ''[P]atents are not just foundational. Patents are really about the American Dream. They are about what it means to come to this country …
Demand Letter Legislation Must be Narrowly Tailored
An effort to address bad actors may unnecessarily create significant hurdles for innovators seeking to enforce or license the rights to their own innovations. The fear of …
