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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 12, 2016
A Plea to Pass Patent Reform This Year
For many businesses across the country, innovation is the key to success and growth. Unfortunately, many companies in my sector are...
Aug 31, 2016
Opposition to Venue Reform Misses Target
A group of 28 law professors just sent a letter to Congress opposing patent venue reform. As I’ll explain below, however, their points...
Aug 3, 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 24, 2016
45 Law and Economics Professors Sign Letter Supporting Venue Reform
Chairmen Goodlatte and Grassley and Ranking Members Conyers and Leahy: The undersigned patent law academics and economics experts write...
Jul 11, 2016
Unanimous SCOTUS Ruling in Cuozzo Reaffirms PTO’s Broad Authority to Review Questionable Patents
"The Supreme Court today reaffirmed the U.S. Patent and Trademark’s Office’s broad authority under the America Invents Act to review the...
Jun 20, 2016
Supreme Court Ruling in Halo/Stryker Case Will Lead to More Lawsuits from Patent Trolls
The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling this week in the controversial Halo/Stryker case will lead to more patent lawsuits being filed against...
Jun 13, 2016
An Open Letter to Sen. Chuck Grassley: Don’t Give Up on Venue Reform
Dear Sen. Chuck Grassley, I work at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), an organization that fights for digital rights in the U.S....
May 19, 2016
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