From a family-owned coffee shop on Main Street with a unique brewing method to a tech startup working out of a garage in Silicon Valley, entrepreneurs across America rely on a key fundamental principle: the ability to… Read More »
A brutally divisive election is finally over, and members of Congress return to Washington to tackle their lengthy to-do list. Fortunately, there are plenty of areas for the parties to work together. On Nov. 14, for instance,… Read More »
The U.S. patent system is a cornerstone of economic growth and technological advancement, particularly for small businesses, start-ups, and independent inventors. But the system has been weakened over the years due to a series of court decisions… Read More »
America is the most technologically advanced superpower in history, but China is nipping at our heels. A recent 20-month investigation by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation concluded that Chinese innovation is “much stronger than previously understood.” The report… Read More »
“Expeditious congressional approval and enactment of [PERA and PREVAIL] would be a vital step toward restoring the property rights of inventors.” Encouraged and abetted by free riders who would benefit unfairly from others’ work, well-intentioned lawmakers and… Read More »
On November 14, Congress will consider two bipartisan bills that’d make it easier for entrepreneurs and small businesses to patent their discoveries and inventions — and defend those patents from theft. The bills would propel our economy… Read More »
Two proposed laws affecting patents may come up for vote by the Senate Judiciary Committee after the election: the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act[1] and the Prevail Act.[2] Both have bipartisan support.[3] Just before a September vote, later… Read More »
With both presidential candidates’ renewed embrace of tariffs to punish geopolitical adversaries and protect domestic industries, the campaign is putting Beijing’s record of intellectual property theft and cybercrime back under the microscope. America’s best and strongest response would not… Read More »
“Pre-eBay intellectual property rights in inventions have been turned upside down. Thus, the RESTORE Patent Rights Act is warranted.” If the essence of patent rights—the right to exclude—is ever to be restored post-eBay, a new legislative vehicle for… Read More »
The “right to useful inventions … belong[s] to the inventors.” James Madison articulated this core principle in the Federalist Papers and embedded it into our Constitution more than two centuries ago. In the years since, the U.S. patent system has been a… Read More »
