The “Help Wanted” signs are up all across America. After shedding several hundred thousand jobs in the 2000, manufacturing has expanded payrolls the past four years. Firms are looking to fill about 350,000 positions. That’s welcome news… Read More »
Washington D.C. — The America Invents Act of 2011 radically altered America’s patent law, and the impact of those changes and subsequent Supreme Court rulings continue to play out. Nonetheless, some in Congress want to move… Read More »
WASHINGTON D.C. – A broad coalition of groups have issued letters and statements expressing opposition to H.R. 9 in its current form, including: Association of American Universities (AAU) America Conservative Union (ACU) Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities… Read More »
WASHINGTON D.C. – The Association of American Universities (AAU), the Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities (APLU), the Innovation Alliance (IA), the Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA), the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), and the Alliance of… Read More »
Innovation Alliance Executive Director Brian Pomper was interviewed June 9 on My Cool Inventions Radio about patent legislation being considered in Congress. During the interview, Pomper noted that sweeping patent bills such as the Innovation Act in… Read More »
Republican and Democratic Senate Judiciary Committee Members Voice Strong Opposition to Patent Legislation Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) “I guess we have to ask ourselves a basic question here. Major patent reform occurred in 1952. The next time… Read More »
WASHINGTON D.C. – The Association of American Universities (AAU), the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), the Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities (APLU), the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM), the Council on Government Relations (COGR),… Read More »
As chair of the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), I’m responding to a recent blog post on this forum by venture capitalists Brad Burnham and Jason Mendelson on the issue of patent reform. I admire both men… Read More »
H.R. 9, the ill-named “Innovation Act” will allow large, market-dominant firms to infringe with impunity, by making it much more difficult for small inventors to enforce their patents. Three years ago, the American Invents Act made it… Read More »
A letter to Congress from 51 professors of law and economics argues that “the net effect of patent litigation is to raise the cost of innovation and inhibit technological progress.” In response, an equally strong letter to… Read More »
