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Busting the myth that patent reform is a left-wing idea
In a relatively short period of time, the debate over patent reform has transformed an arcane, low-salience issue into one that sparks...
Jun 8, 2015
No, the America Invents Act did not cost ‘the economy’ $1 trillion
In a guest post at the blog PatentlyO, IP consultant Richard Baker of West Newbury, Mass.-based New England Intellectual Property LLC...
Jun 8, 2015
PATENT Act puts trolls in their place
As a state representative, I do my best to ensure that our communities are safe and productive places to live and do business. In recent...
Jun 7, 2015
The scariest number in the patent debate is also wrong
Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee marks up the PATENT Act, an important bipartisan measure to curb abusive behavior in the patent...
Jun 3, 2015
Patent Act is a bridge over patent trolls
Bi-partisan legislation in the U.S. Senate on patent reform is something the U.S. patent system, the U.S. economy and Utah businesses...
Jun 3, 2015
Congress should preserve the IPR process
As Congress debates the latest patent reform legislation, some are proposing changes to Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) practice...
Jun 2, 2015
Patent reform must ensure legitimate patent challenges remain affordable
The patent system is rife with abuse by patent trolls and patent assertion entities. Reform is desperately needed. Unfortunately, some...
May 28, 2015
Notes From the Battlefield in the Patent War
Some years ago, living in a cheap apartment near the airport in Columbia, S.C., I wrote X-Plane, a flight-simulator program that has been...
May 26, 2015
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