Few U.S. Supreme Court rulings have been embraced so enthusiastically. As soon as the court handed down its decision in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank last June, lower courts and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office began… Read More »
Making good on a promise made shortly after the November 2014 elections, multiple sources have confirmed that House Judiciary Committee Chairman, Congressman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), will soon introduce the latest round of patent reform legislation in the… Read More »
Making good on a promise made shortly after the November 2014 elections, multiple sources have confirmed that House Judiciary Committee Chairman, Congressman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), will soon introduce the latest round of patent reform legislation in the… Read More »
The division within the Republican congressional majority that killed tough anti-abortion legislation and has bottled up immigration reform is now threatening bipartisan “patent reform,” with some conservative critics warning that it amounts to a secret Obama gift… Read More »
I recently attended a screening of the newly-released documentary Inventing to Nowhere. This film discusses the significance of America’s patent system and some of the challenges facing our nation’s inventors, including those in Iowa. As a small-business… Read More »
Today, everyone connects effortlessly to the Internet via Wi-Fi technology when at home or in coffee shops, or on the move via the 3G or 4G networks used by smartphones and tablets. Fifteen years ago, everyone was… Read More »
President Obama surprised many people by not mentioning patent reform in his 2015 State of the Union Address. His Administration has turned so-called “abusive” patent litigation into a major theme. The 2014 Address famously trumpeted the Administration’s… Read More »
Innovation is serious business, yet much of the debate about the need for patent legislation has failed to reflect that. The notion of “patent trolls” has captured the imagination of the public, policymakers, and academics. This pejorative… Read More »
Outlining her vision for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Deputy Director Michelle Lee—whose nomination to head the agency is pending before the Senate—on Thursday stressed quality and innovation in an hourlong talk before a Washington think… Read More »
US legislators have arrived back on Capitol Hill with patent reform again firmly on the agenda. Congressman Bob Goodlatte, chairman of the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee and author of the Innovation Act in the last Congress,… Read More »
