“Patent prosecution” describes the interaction between applicants and their representatives, and a patent office with regard to a patent, or an application for a patent. (source: Wikipedia). It is a well-known term of art commonly used in… Read More »
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – A coalition of universities, inventors, venture capitalists and small businesses continue to oppose House-introduced patent reform legislation, which could be considered by the House floor in the coming weeks. The Association of American… Read More »
A few weeks ago, the PATENT Act, S.1137, was pushed through the Senate Judiciary Committee. My 2016 general election opponent, Senator Charles Grassley of Iowa, chairs this committee and pushed the legislation. The legislation will damage inventors,… Read More »
If you were able to join us for VentureScape 2015 in May, you likely heard a lot of discussion about patent reform. The issue is receiving a tremendous amount of attention in Washington and has been identified… Read More »
WASHINGTON D.C. – The Association of American Universities (AAU), the Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities (APLU), the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), the Innovation Alliance (IA), the Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA), the National Small Business Association… Read More »
A wise old VC once told me, “The true sport of kings is patent litigation, not horse racing. It takes 5 years and $5 million to litigate a patent, and the only safe bet to win is… Read More »
Robert Taylor is the founder and owner of RPT Legal Strategies PC in San Francisco and Silicon Valley. To avert serious and lasting damage to our innovation ecosystem and our most promising young companies, it may be… Read More »
Surging investment by Chinese companies in U.S. research labs is yielding a fast-growing trove of patents, part of a push to mine America for ideas to help China shift from being the world’s factory floor to a… Read More »
Following a brief markup Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed its bipartisan patent reform bill designed to curb bogus lawsuits brought by “patent trolls.” The PATENT Act, which will head to the floor after passing by a… Read More »
Proponents of further sweeping patent law changes frequently claim as justification that patent litigation rates have soared in recent years, and that this litigation is being driven by so-called “patent trolls.” What you wouldn’t know from listening… Read More »
