Senators Chris Coons (D-DE), Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Mazie Hirono (D-HI) have submitted alternative patent reform legislation. The Support Technology and Research for Our Nations Growth Patents Act, or STRONG Patents Act, is supported by the Biotechnology… Read More »
A trio of Senate Democrats are unveiling new legislation that they say will protect inventors who come up with smart new ideas. The STRONG Patents Act from Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Mazie Hirono… Read More »
A strong patent system, which has its roots in Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution, is an essential part of America’s economic success, contributing to economic growth, higher income, and more jobs. Strong patent rights… Read More »
Ken Blackwell has been a public servant for many years. He has served as mayor of Cincinnati, Treasurer and Secretary of State for Ohio, undersecretary at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and as U.S…. Read More »
A recent paper by Feldman & Lemley demonstrates that detailed and expert academic knowledge of patent law is insufficient. More is required for fully accounting for the actual workings of the patent system and its key business… Read More »
Legislation such as H.R. 9 – “INNOVATION ACT”, first introduced as H.R. 3309 in the prior session of Congress, would involve fundamental changes to the U.S. legal system. In the name of reducing litigation costs and frivolous… Read More »
So-called patent trolls may actually benefit inventors and the innovation economy, according to a Stanford intellectual property expert. Stephen Haber, a Stanford political science professor, suggests in new research that concerns about too much litigation involving patents… Read More »
Of all the provisions in the Innovation Act Mark 2, the one that concerns the shifting of attorneys’ fees remains politically the most sensitive. It motivates Republicans who, opponents claim, have ambitions for broader tort reform and… Read More »
Law360, New York (February 18, 2015, 7:32 PM ET) — The number of new patent cases filed in U.S. district courts in 2014 dropped 18 percent from the year before, and filings challenging patents under the America… Read More »
While there has been much written in the past months on efforts to change the U.S. patent system, there has been little focus on the vital role that the current patent system plays in supporting universities in… Read More »
