PTAB harms U.S. competitiveness. It undermines secure, private property rights vital to our competitiveness in innovation. The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has upended quiet title to patented inventions. This rogue body of the Patent and Trademark… Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2022, legislation that will restore patent eligibility to important inventions across many fields, while also resolving legitimate concerns over the patenting of mere… Read More »
Tech giants like Facebook have faced torrents of criticism for potentially anti-competitive practices, as illustrated in the recent complaint filed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against Facebook. The FTC argues that Facebook has “hindered, suppressed, and deterred the emergence and… Read More »
In launching his high-tech sensor company, Sensatek, CEO Reamonn Soto had to overcome the engineering challenges of developing wireless transmitters that could withstand the extreme conditions inside gas turbines. But the former Marine with a master’s in aeronautics says… Read More »
Thomas Edison, the Wright Brothers, and Charles Goodyear are some of America’s best-known innovators. Instead of just making and selling the final products, they obtained patents and licensed their innovations to manufacturers. American companies like IBM, Qualcomm,… Read More »
In this 30-minute keynote speech at the Center for IP Understanding (CIPU)’s IP Awareness Summit, VC Investor Gary Lauder explains how some big companies are undermining the U.S. patent system to increase profits at the expense of… Read More »
As Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual property and the Internet, Congressman Johnson delivered the following speech at the at Inventing America Conference in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 11, 2020. Good morning. Thank you for the… Read More »
