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The PTO’s § 101 Summary Report
One of the most important developments over the past few years is the Supreme Court’s decision in Alice v. CLS Bank – a decision that...
Aug 2, 2017
Joint Letter from 86 Businesses Expressing Support for Congressional Patent Reforms Including IPR
The undersigned write this letter to express serious concerns about S. 1390, the STRONGER Patents Act of 2017, which will not only...
Jul 24, 2017
Bad Patents Are Fueling Meritless Patent Troll Litigation
Patent trolls continue to use the most vague, poor quality patents issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that almost certainly...
Jul 12, 2017
Saved by Alice: How a Key Supreme Court Decision Protects Businesses from Bad Patents
In 2014’s Alice v. CLS Bank, the Supreme Court ruled that an abstract idea does not become eligible for a patent simply by being...
Jun 22, 2017
New Patent Legislation Should Help Small U.S. Businesses Fight Off Unfair Patent Litigation
In a year when extortionate patent trolls have targeted smaller American businesses at a higher proportion than at any time previously,...
Jun 21, 2017
STRONGER Patents, WEAKER Innovation
Yesterday, Senator Coons introduced his STRONGER Patents Act. Senator Coons provided a section-by-section description of the bill, as...
Jun 21, 2017
Patent Trolls Already Getting Around Supreme Court’s TC Heartland Venue Ruling
The U.S. House Judiciary intellectual property subcommittee today heard testimony about how, despite a ruling late last month from the...
Jun 12, 2017
Patent Quality Became a Priority During Michelle Lee’s Tenure as Director of the USPTO
With the announcement this week that Michelle Lee will resign as Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the United for Patent...
Jun 7, 2017
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