Congress is considering patent reform legislation designed to discourage frivolous infringement suits, but some conservatives claim the bill excessively weakens property protections. Virginia Republican Rep. Bob Goodlatte announced in a press release Thursday that he would re-introduce… Read More »
Law360, New York (February 05, 2015, 8:01 PM ET) — A bill introduced Thursday aimed at so-called patent trolls appears to have wide support in Congress, but attorneys say they are worried that the major changes to… Read More »
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – On Thursday, U.S. House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte, joined by other federal lawmakers, re-introduced the Innovation Act — the same patent reform legislation that passed in 2013. Goodlatte, R-Va., was joined by U.S…. Read More »
If at first you don’t succeed, reintroduce the same bill in the next Congress. That seems to be the tack taken by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R., Va.), who on Thursday introduced the Innovation Act,… Read More »
Lex Machina has recently published a new piece of analysis on patent litigation rates, which is well worth looking at. The analysis looks deeper into the fall in filing numbers in 2014 and suggests that on a… Read More »
At the recent Northern Kentucky Regional First LEGO League Robotics tournament, I marveled at the imagination and creativity displayed by so many young people. In these students, I see the spirit of ingenuity and a culture of… Read More »
Today, Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) introduced a new version of the Innovation Act, a bill designed to curb so-called patent trolls. Patent trolls have no business beyond acquiring patents and suing other companies, knowing that many will… Read More »
House Republicans on Thursday restarted their campaign to reform U.S. patent laws, a bipartisan effort backed by heavyweights such as Google and Facebook that also has awakened protest from some conservatives who are fearful it will trample… Read More »
Life sometimes imitates fiction. James Bond had a “license to kill.” There are some individuals and nations that believe they have a “license to steal” intellectual property (IP), which can kill innovation. While patent litigation reform and… Read More »
In three great phases, America’s economy has been transformed. Before the Civil War, we were a nation where agriculture was the dominant economic driver. Between the Civil War and the 1960s, America became the most powerful manufacturing… Read More »
