The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) Feb. 27 joint statement of interest in Collision Communications v. Samsung signals a possible shift back toward the first Trump administration’s “New Madison Approach” to patent policy…. Read More »
Washington got one right for a change. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s proposed new “One Challenge” rule may finally break Big Tech’s stranglehold on innovation, revitalize our patent system, and supercharge America’s growth. The establishment of the Patent Trial and… Read More »
“The United States must reform our innovation system and strengthen our IP laws with the same urgency we would give to any other national security threat.” The Trump Administration is trying to counter China on nearly every… Read More »
“The domestic judicial chaos around Section 101 puts American innovation, competitiveness, and economic and national security at stake.” For the umpteenth time, the U.S. Supreme Court has declined to take a patent eligibility case on appeal. SCOTUS… Read More »
“[Congress] would not have expected multiple serial or parallel IPR petitions, filed many years down the road after expectations about a patent’s validity have already been settled, to become the norm.” At first glance, certain comments by… Read More »
Founding a successful startup has never been easy, but a little-known U.S. Supreme Court ruling has made it even more difficult in recent years by enabling corporations that use startups’ patented technology without permission to get off… Read More »
A panel of judges is openly defying Trump administration policy — and effectively allowing a Chinese firm to keep stealing an American semiconductor technology used in everything from self-driving cars to satellites. These judges are not members of… Read More »
A recent federal court ruling found that Google violated antitrust laws to maintain an illegal search engine monopoly. While a landmark decision, it is just the tip of the iceberg, exposing a deeper, underlying issue plaguing America’s innovation ecosystem…. Read More »
Imagine working for decades pioneering a new technology — a more energy-efficient lightbulb, say, or a new life-saving medical device — only to have your invention stolen and released on the market without your permission. Luckily, you… Read More »
American innovation is under attack. Across the country, it’s increasingly difficult for startups to protect their inventions from large companies that want to steal them. It’s up to Congress and the new administration to fix the situation… Read More »
