Congress wants to reform a quasi-judicial tribunal that Big Tech firms have weaponized to attack their smaller rivals. Those Big Tech firms are rightfully worried that the reform legislation will prevent them from stealing smaller companies’ technologies without compensation and then exhausting the… Read More »
Big Tech firms are stealing technology from small businesses. Congress must stop them. As the founder and CEO of Netlist, a small company that develops advanced semiconductor technologies, I believed that patenting our inventions would protect our… Read More »
Most Americans never give a passing thought to patent laws — intellectual property policies hardly make for riveting dinner table conversations. But they are very much a kitchen table issue. When I led the Department of Commerce,… Read More »
A little-known federal agency might be our most powerful asset in the race for global tech leadership. The International Trade Commission (ITC) has the power to deter patent infringement abroad and at home by blocking infringers’ access… Read More »
The United States has the world’s largest and most innovative economy, and our patent law framework has played a major role in this success story. At the beginning of the 21st century, the U.S. maintained the strongest system… Read More »
In two recent articles, I’ve emphasized the danger posed to America’s patent-driven world leadership in tech and innovation, stemming from U.S. Supreme Court decisions and foreign developments. Today, after examining very recent U.S. executive branch actions that undermine patents, I… Read More »
In my last Forbes commentary, I documented the weakening over the last few decades of the U.S. patent system—long a driver of technology-fueled economic growth and envy of the world. Today, let’s look at two challenges emanating… Read More »
What if you won in court, but the judge ruled that you couldn’t stop the thief from continuing to use your ATM card he stole? You had to share your ATM card’s usage with the law breaker…. Read More »
Minnesotans are innovators. We brought the world Post-it notes, water skis, the pop-up toaster and Spam products, among many other inventions. We consistently rank among the top states in the number of patents issued per capita. Today,… Read More »
What do “Shark Tank,” Abraham Lincoln, and the Super Soaker have in common? Each has played a part in America’s longstanding and unique history of honoring the inventors who make life better for everyone. Most people who… Read More »
