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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
One Thing You Don't Need Is Stronger Patents
There are lots of patents floating around that don’t represent bona fide inventions. The office that evaluates patent applications is...
Dec 6, 2017
United for Patent Reform Letter to The Honorable Chuck Grassley and The Honorable Dianne Feinstein
In advance of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s consideration of Andrei Iancu to be Director of the United States Patent and Trademark...
Oct 31, 2017
A Look Forward on Patent Reform
Our nation’s patent system has been in need of serious reform for many years. So-called “patent trolls” — entities that don’t actually...
Oct 2, 2017
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 27, 2017
IPR Successes: Realtors Association Defends Its Members Using IPR
When you buy a house, it’s nice to know where the local schools are, where the closest park is, where a nearby grocery is. So realtors...
Sep 27, 2017
Help Slow The Drag With Patent Venue Reform
As our country and North Carolina look to accelerate the growth of our economy and expand its reach to all citizens, one issue has been a...
Sep 18, 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 6, 2017
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