In 2011, Congress enacted Section 18 of the American Invents Act (“AIA”) to create a temporary program to challenge “covered business method” patents (“CBM”). CBM reviews were intended to allow the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”)… Read More »
Patents are the foundation of our innovation economy. By granting inventors exclusive property rights to their inventions, patents provide a critical incentive for innovation, rewarding inventors and investors, and allowing them to recoup their upfront costs and… Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and U.S. Representative Steve Stivers (R-OH) today are receiving “Champion of the Inventor” awards from the Innovation Alliance, in recognition of their support for American inventors and a strong… Read More »
WHAT: U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and U.S. Representative Steve Stivers (R-OH) will receive “Champion of the Inventor” awards from the Innovation Alliance, in recognition of their support for American inventors and a strong U.S. patent system…. Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Innovation Alliance Executive Director Brian Pomper today issued the following statement in response to the introduction of the Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement (IDEA) Act of 2019: “The Innovation Alliance commends Representatives Velazquez and… Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Innovation Alliance Executive Director Brian Pomper today issued the following statement on the reintroduction of the bipartisan STRONGER Patents Act in the Senate and House of Representatives by Senator Chris Coons (D-DE), Representative Steve… Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Innovation Alliance Executive Director Brian Pomper today issued the following statement in response to the release this week of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) report, “Progress and Potential: A Profile of Women… Read More »
