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UFPR Urges New PTO Director to Maintain Strong, Effective IPR Program
The United for Patent Reform coalition and its hundreds of trade association, corporate and individual small business members, who...
Feb 6, 2018
America’s Top Innovators and Main Street Businesses Welcome Announcement of New PTO Director
The industry trade associations, hundreds of small and medium-sized businesses, and innovative companies who hold thousands of patents,...
Sep 28, 2017
EFF Wins Court Ruling Upholding Invalidation of Bad Patent That Threatened Podcasters
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) won a court ruling today affirming that an infamous podcasting patent used by a patent troll to...
Aug 7, 2017
Bad Patents Are Fueling Meritless Patent Troll Litigation
Patent trolls continue to use the most vague, poor quality patents issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that almost certainly...
Jul 13, 2017
New Patent Legislation Should Help Small U.S. Businesses Fight Off Unfair Patent Litigation
In a year when extortionate patent trolls have targeted smaller American businesses at a higher proportion than at any time previously,...
Jun 22, 2017
Patent Trolls Already Getting Around Supreme Court’s TC Heartland Venue Ruling
The U.S. House Judiciary intellectual property subcommittee today heard testimony about how, despite a ruling late last month from the...
Jun 13, 2017
Patent Quality Became a Priority During Michelle Lee’s Tenure as Director of the USPTO
With the announcement this week that Michelle Lee will resign as Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the United for Patent...
Jun 8, 2017
SCOTUS Unanimous Venue Ruling Affirms American Business Need for Patent Litigation Reform
The U.S. Supreme Court today provided some much-needed relief for American job creators: the small businesses, innovators and...
May 22, 2017
Small Businesses to Congress: Protect Best Defenses Against Patent Trolls
Gust, the New York-based Software as a Service platform for high-growth entrepreneurs and investors, and the National Association of...
Feb 15, 2017
United for Patent Reform Statement on PTO Director Lee
The following statement may be attributed to Beth Provenzano, vice president for government relations at the National Retail Federation,...
Jan 20, 2017
FTC Report Fuels Renewed Call for Passage of Patent Reform This Year
Congress should make a renewed effort to pass patent reform legislation this year on the heels of today’s release of a groundbreaking new...
Oct 6, 2016
United For Patent Reform Launches the “Don’t Bully My Business” Campaign
Small businesses, startups, entrepreneurs and inventors share personal stories on facing abusive patent trolls United for Patent Reform...
Sep 22, 2016
Improving Patent Quality and Reducing Meritless Troll Litigation Should Be Top IP Focus for Congress
The hundreds of companies and trade associations that make up the United for Patent Reform coalition today urged Congress focus on the...
Sep 13, 2016
Government Accountability Office Calls for Improvements in Patent Quality
“The GAO reports identify several worrying trends in patent infringement litigation,” said United for Patent Reform Co-Chair Beth...
Jul 25, 2016
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