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 »
In a recent surprise decision, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology officially withdrew their 2019 Policy Statement on Remedies for Standards-Essential Patents Subject to Voluntary F/RAND… Read More »
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have announced that they are officially withdrawing the 2019 Policy Statement on Remedies for Standards-Essential Patents Subject to… Read More »
Two bipartisan members of congress, Representative Scott Peters (D-CA) and Representative Bill Posey (R-FL), sent a letter yesterday to President Joe Biden urging him to maintain the 2019 version of the Joint Department of Justice (DOJ)-U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)-National… Read More »
In the coming weeks, negotiators from the U.S. Senate will meet with their House counterparts to hash out a compromise on a critical piece of legislation — one that could make our nation more innovative and economically… Read More »
Standardized technology is everywhere – from mobile phones to smart appliances to automobiles. Industries based on standardized technology are thriving on nearly all measures of competition, including extensive innovation resulting in new products and features, lowered prices even… Read More »
President Biden took an important step toward safeguarding the U.S. economy with last year’s Executive Order No. 14,036, “Promoting Competition in the American Economy,” aimed at promoting competition at home in the face of unfair competitive pressure… Read More »
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. , introduced a bill last September that would make it harder for America’s most brilliant scientists and inventors to create new world-changing, life-saving products. That isn’t lawmakers’ intention, of course. The authors of… Read More »
