For years, major American tech companies have complained about the threat of intellectual property theft. The U.S. government has projected that Chinese companies flouting IP protections costs the American economy as much as $600 billion every year. But… Read More »
In a welcome move, a proposal that posed a threat to U.S. national security has been withdrawn. America’s valuable, cutting-edge inventions would have been more vulnerable to Chinese and other competitors’ theft — along with an antitrust sledgehammer… Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2022, legislation that will restore patent eligibility to important inventions across many fields, while also resolving legitimate concerns over the patenting of mere… Read More »
Intellectual property rights have been a foundational pillar of U.S. innovation originating from the U.S. Constitution, with enforcement at the border being of paramount importance. Further, the commercial effect of international trade practices has been a significant… Read More »
Through a historically exceptional combination of political and economic freedom, liberal democracies have over the last century achieved an exceptional record of technological innovation. It is often overlooked that converting technological advances into new products and services,… Read More »
At age 17, Alissa Chavez became the youngest known Latina patent holder in the U.S. Her invention, Hot Seat, is an alarm system intended to prevent a parent from accidentally leaving a child in a hot car…. Read More »
Recently, we submitted comments for the record to the Senate Judiciary Committee’s IP Subcommittee in response to its June 22 hearing on the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), titled: “The Patent Trial and Appeal Board: Examining Proposals to Address Predictability,… Read More »
The debate over patent reform is heating up again. Last month, Google published a blog post on patent reform, purportedly aimed at promoting American innovation. In it, Google decried the rising tide of “wasteful patent litigation,” railed… Read More »
For over a decade and a half, a single narrative has dominated US patent policy at the Supreme Court, Congress and the antitrust agencies. According to this view, Congress and the federal judiciary unwisely strengthened patent protections… Read More »
Big Tech is strongly criticized in Congress these days, but it still has sway in Washington when it lobbies Congress to weaken the U.S. patent system. That’s bad news for everyone. Years ago, Big Tech changed its… Read More »
