The economy is hard to understand. How does something that was basically a college prank turn into a billion-dollar company? How does a market move from one person making a final product to a diverse production structure… Read More »
Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) and Congressman Ken Buck (CO-04) introduced the Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership (PREVAIL) Act. This bipartisan, bicameral bill would make changes to the PTAB — the administrative body of the… Read More »
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.),Thom Tillis(R-N.C.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) introduced thePromoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership (PREVAIL) Act today. This billsupports inventors, encourages investments in intellectual property, secures U.S. global… Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Chris Coons (D-DE) introduced thePatent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023, bipartisan legislation that will restore patent eligibility to important inventions across many fields, while also resolving legitimate concerns over… Read More »
In my time in the U.S. House of Representatives, I had the privilege of working alongside Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., to craft a comprehensive and bipartisan patent reform bill. The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, signed into law… Read More »
Before he was a member of Congress, Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) was known for selling cars. According to his financial disclosures, the holding company for Beyer Auto car dealerships is Pirate Motors LLC. While this might evoke… Read More »
Imagine you’re an inventor. After investing your life savings, and spending countless late nights refining your product, you’ve managed to turn your good idea into a thriving small business. But then, a bigger company comes along, copies… Read More »
If you really wanted to beat China as global leader in emerging technologies, you’d be sure your top innovators had the property-rights and free-market incentives and rewards to win that competition. But the European Commission (EC) is… Read More »
The American inventor is under attack, and it’s coming from our government. Lawmakers harp about patents as “monopolies” that purportedly prop up prices; the executive supports a grand technology giveaway as pandemic relief; and the judiciary has… Read More »
Litigation finance firms provide non-recourse loans to commercial parties with lawsuits, ensuring corporate defendants can’t use their wealth and access to top-flight attorneys to intimidate and crush smaller competitors. In this context, large corporations and the US… Read More »
