(Reuters) – U.S. senators discussed on Tuesday whether a proposed bill aimed at reining in unnecessary patent litigation could also hurt companies whose patents have been genuinely infringed. Sen. Patrick Leahy, chairman of the Judiciary Committee, has… Read More »
Senate Democrats raised concerns with the leading Senate patent reform bill on Tuesday. During a hearing on the Patent Transparency and Improvements Act — authored by Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) — members of the Senate Judiciary Committee… Read More »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Russ Orban, 202.378.2328 American Start-ups & Inventors Launch New Alliance to Ensure their Voices are Heard in Patent Debate, Protect Innovation & Jobs ‘U.S. Start-ups and Inventors for Jobs’ calling for Senate hearing featuring… Read More »
Trolls are invading Washington. Hairy green monsters wield clubs and sneer menacingly in advertisements across Hill publications and websites — part of a campaign to curb litigious firms known as patent trolls. Opponents paint a different picture:… Read More »
What is lacking from the debate over “patent trolls” is the “other side” of the story. In other words- who is benefiting from large multinational high tech companies being forced to deal with claims of infringement against… Read More »
Congress and the White House are quickly moving legislation that’s deceptively far-reaching — and could very likely disrupt what has been America’s competitive edge: innovation. On Thursday, December 5, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3309,… Read More »
As we reported last week, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3309, the Innovation Act, by on overwhelming margin. A copy of the final bill can be found here. The next step is consideration by the U.S…. Read More »
The patent licensing business model is a flashpoint of controversy in the patent policy debates. Individuals and firms that specialize in licensing patented innovation – and companies that purchase patents in order to license them – have… Read More »
Mossoff is professor of Law at George Mason University and Schultz is associate professor of Law at Southern Illinois University. They are both senior scholars at the Center for the Protection of Intellectual Property, which receives support… Read More »
IN SCANDINAVIAN folklore trolls were dumpy with grotesque faces and uncontrollable hair. These horrifying creatures have given their name to patent trolls, who buy up lots of vaguely worded patents and then use them to extract cash… Read More »
