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UFPR Co-Chair Stephanie Martz's Morning Consult Op-ed on Patents & Economic Recovery
United for Patent Reform Co-Chair and National Retail Federation Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel Stephanie Martz wrote...
Mar 16, 2021
UFPR Calls on USPTO to Cancel Arbitrary Patent Review Policies
United for Patent Reform argued in comments to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) that the agency’s “discretionary denial”...
Dec 3, 2020
UFPR Submits Joint Amicus Brief in U.S. v. Arthrex
United for Patent Reform joined the App Association (ACT), the Internet Association (IA), the National Retail Federation (NRF), and the...
Dec 2, 2020
Protect Food Industry from Patent Trolls
Throughout the pandemic, countless patent trolls have proven they have no shame in utilizing an economic crisis to further exploit...
Sep 8, 2020
UFPR and 14 Other Organizations Write to Judiciary Committees Expressing Concerns Over Weakened IPR
On Thursday, June 18, UFPR and 14 other organizations submitted joint letters to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees to express our...
Jun 24, 2020
EFF: New Low for a Bad Patent: Patent Troll Sues Ventilator Company
Shell company Swirlate IP is only the latest in a string of abusive patent trolls seeking to capitalize on the impacts of COVID-19 and...
May 20, 2020
While the Economy Slows, Abusive Patent Litigation Is On the Rise
Abby Rives, IP counsel at Engine, explores how the lagging economy is proving to be no hindrance for abusive patent litigation as some in...
May 19, 2020
UFPR to Congress: Ensure PTO Prioritizes Patent Quality by Maintaining a Balanced and Effective IPR
Stephanie Martz and Paul Redifer, co-chairs of United For Patent Reform sent a letter to Thom Tillis, Chris Coons, Lindsey Graham, and...
Oct 30, 2019
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