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Letter: 140 Startup Investors Call on Congress to Pass Broad Patent Reform
One hundred forty of America’s leading startup investors sent a letter today urging Congress to enact broad patent reform legislation....
Mar 16, 2015
United for Patent Reform Letter on Sen. Coons' STRONG Patents Act
The undersigned members of United for Patent Reform (UPR) have formed a broad coalition of diverse American businesses to pursue...
Mar 15, 2015
Op-Ed: Stop patent trolls from preying on innovation
As a boy I could fix almost anything — and even make things better than new. In 1965 I put this skill to work when I opened a small...
Mar 15, 2015
Op-Ed: Senator Hatch: It’s Time to Kill Patent Trolls for Good
Since 2011, Overstock.com, from my home state of Utah, has been targeted by 28 so-called patent “trolls,” seeking to enforce vague...
Mar 15, 2015
Innovation Act: Much-Needed Patent Litigation Reform While Protecting IP Rights
The United States rightfully maintains the world's strongest system of intellectual property (IP) protections, including patent,...
Mar 12, 2015
Free-Market Groups Support House Patent Reform Legislation
On behalf of the undersigned free-market organizations, we write to express our strong support for your committee’s ongoing efforts on...
Mar 11, 2015
Statement of Matthew Shay, President & CEO of the National Retail Federation, on STRONG Patents Act
“We appreciate the continued interest by Congress in addressing the issue of patent trolls. However, the legislation introduced by...
Mar 5, 2015
Academic Letter to Congress Asking for Patent Reform
To Members of the United States of Congress: We, the undersigned, are economics and legal scholars who study innovation, intellectual...
Mar 2, 2015
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