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UFPR Statement on the Confirmation of John Squires as USPTO Director
September 18, 2025  – Following the U.S. Senate’s confirmation of John Squires as Director of the United States Patent and Trademark...
Sep 17
UFPR Statement on the Confirmation Hearing of USPTO Director
WASHINGTON – On May 21, 2025, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing for John A. Squires, nominated on March 11 by President Trump...
May 21
UFPR Statement on Introduction of PERA and PREVAIL
WASHINGTON —United for Patent Reform (UFPR) issued the following statement in response to today’s introduction of the Patent Eligibility...
May 1
UFPR Statement on the Introduction of the RESTORE Act
WASHINGTON — 2/26/25 — United for Patent Reform (UFPR) issued the following statement after the reintroduction of the Realizing...
Feb 27
UFPR Statement on Markup of PREVAIL Act
On November 21, 2024, the Senate Judiciary Committee, by a vote of 11-10, voted to advance S. 2220, the Promoting and Respecting...
Nov 21, 2024
UFPR Statement on Introduction of the PREVAIL Act
United for Patent Reform (UFPR) today issued the following statement in opposition of the recently introduced PREVAIL Act, a bill that...
Jun 27, 2023
UFPR Statement on Introduction of the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023
United for Patent Reform (UFPR) today issued the following statement in opposition of the recently introduced Patent Eligibility...
Jun 27, 2023
UFPR Statement on Introduction of the Patent Examination and Quality Improvement Act of 2022
United for Patent Reform (UFPR) today issued the following statement in support of the bipartisan legislation, the Patent Examination and...
Aug 4, 2022
UFPR: USPTO Must Consider Views of All Stakeholders
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and its director must consider the views of all stakeholders, and Congress should...
Mar 11, 2019
Patent Trolls and Bad Patents Continue to Be Reality for U.S. Companies
UFPR's statement on Director Iancu’s Oct. 18 speech to the EDTX Annual Bar Association dinner:
Oct 22, 2018
UFPR Statement on USPTO BRI Final Rule
USPTO Weakens Critical Process for American Businesses to Fight Abusive Patent Litigation:
Oct 14, 2018
UFPR Statement on Restoring America's Leadership in Innovation Act and Inventor Protection Act
New Patent Bills Threaten Critical Tools Protecting Innovative Small Businesses from Abusive Litigation:
Aug 5, 2018
Main Street American Businesses, Innovators and Inventors Welcome Introduction of New Bill
Proposed legislation would introduce improvements to enhance patent quality:
May 21, 2018
Main Street American Businesses Champion PTO Procedures to Review Invalid Patents
The following statement may be attributed to United for Patent Reform (UFPR), a coalition made up of hundreds of companies from nearly...
May 21, 2018
Supreme Court Upholds AIA Inter Partes Review
The U.S. Supreme Court today upheld the constitutionality of the inter partes review (IPR) process. Job creating American businesses have...
Apr 23, 2018
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