To hear it from some critics, the U.S. patent system is buckling under the weight of frenzied and unprecedented patent litigation. The explosion in disputes—so the narrative goes—greatly increases transaction costs and significantly depresses innovation. A scary… Read More »
A looming review of U.S. policy for patents covering standardized technologies such as cellphone communication shines a spotlight on an arcane but consequential area of law at a time when the technology innovation it fosters is a… Read More »
Google suffered a major defeat in its legal battle with Sonos in August, when a U.S. International Trade Commission judge ruled that Google infringed on five of Sonos’ audio technology patents. If the ruling is upheld, Google… Read More »
In a highly anticipated decision, a judge of the United States International Trade Commission ruled in August that Google infringed five patents owned by speaker maker Sonos. The case charged Google with copying Sonos’ patented technology in its Google Home smart… Read More »
To borrow from the Bob Dylan song, “The times they are a-changing.” That pretty much sums up the frustration experienced today by independent inventors trying to maintain ownership of their intellectual property. Has stopping someone from “stealing”… Read More »
Earlier today, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT), the Ranking Member and Chair of the Senate Intellectual Property Subcommittee, introduced a pair of bipartisan bills that the Senators say are aimed at improving the… Read More »
President Joe Biden’s recent executive order was billed as “promoting competition in the American economy,” but is a prime example of why one should always read the fine print. Rather than boosting the technology and innovations that spur American competitiveness… Read More »
The summer auto-sales season is usually robust, so it is shocking to see auto plants that are idle because necessary semiconductor chips are unavailable. Ford Motor Co., for example, reported a 26.9 percent drop in its June 2021 U.S…. Read More »
Over the past decade and a half, virtually every branch of the federal government has taken steps to weaken the patent system. As reflected in President Joe Biden’s July 2021 executive order, these restraints on patent enforcement are… Read More »
The Patent Infringer Lobby has ramped up banging the drum about “patent quality.” They dedicated a week-long campaign to questioning “patent quality,” which its constituents regard as a huge problem. Advocates have taken advantage of the vacuum left… Read More »
