In an op-ed published in the Washington Examiner, United for Patent Reform co-chair, Stephanie Martz, called for the USPTO to restore the IPR program. Read the full op-ed : Trump should restore little-known patent program to help local retailers For years, America’s leading retailers have benefited from a little-known program that helps to resolve meritless patent disputes, called Inter Partes Review . Congress created the IPR process in 2012 to give businesses an efficient, expert, and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, United for Patent Reform (UFPR), whose member companies represent over 90 million U.S. employees, announced widespread industry support for the Customer Legal Ease and Relief Act (CLEAR Act) which if enacted will create uniform rules for patent disputes nationwide and protect U.S. businesses from being sued multiple times over the same product. Introduced by Representatives Laurel Lee (FL-15) and Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), the bipartisan CLEAR Act establishes a fair and...

Today, over a dozen former members of Congress, who helped pass the America Invents Act, raised the alarm on U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's proposed IPR rule. Click here to view the letter.