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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 22, 2017
The U.S. Supreme Court Is Reining in Patent Trolls, Which Is a Win for Innovation
In the last week, the U.S. Supreme Court issued two important rulings limiting patent rights. The decisions, which were both unanimous,...
Jun 5, 2017
Congress: Protect Businesses Like Ours from Abusive Patent Trolls
As three entrepreneurs from South Carolina, Connecticut and Florida working in different lines of business, we have encountered a variety...
May 1, 2017
Patent Trolls Don’t Care About the Law
Defense of today’s patent system can be a difficult job. At its best, the system can encourage innovation, protect the sacred rights of...
Apr 26, 2017
Banish the Trolls
There’s an entire class of litigants in patent law that lawyers call “venue-shoppers.” U.S. district courts in East Texas and Delaware...
Apr 5, 2017
The Supreme Court Should Bring Sanity to Patent Law
This week the Supreme Court will hear argument in TC Heartland v. Kraft Foods. This critically important case involves the meaning of the...
Mar 27, 2017
Congress Must Stand with Innovators Against Patent Trolls
Technology is a vital part of the real estate business, where faster and more convenient service – including interactive maps that allow...
Mar 26, 2017
PTO, Courts and Congress Must Solve the Patent Troll Problem
Like many industries, real estate is increasingly driven by innovations in technology that enable professionals to deliver services more...
Feb 15, 2017
Patent Owners Don’t All Hate IPRs
Bloomberg BNA and AIPLA just released a nationwide survey of patent attorneys and agents asking about their experiences with inter partes...
Feb 15, 2017
U.S. Supreme Court Should Reject Lower Court's Loose Venue Interpretation
“When a single district court hears so many cases, not because of convenience or connection to the dispute, but because it is chosen by...
Feb 13, 2017
Why IPO Is Wrong About Section 101
It certainly seems that the technology industry is producing better and more exciting products than ever. Virtual reality is becoming,...
Feb 8, 2017
Why It’s a Good Thing If Michelle Lee Stays at USPTO
Well, this would be a nice surprise: it seems that Michelle Lee may be staying on as Director of the US Patent & Trademark Office....
Jan 24, 2017
What The New Administration Should Be Doing With Patents
It’s 2017, there’s a new Congress and a new administration. What should they be doing with respect to patents? It seems likely that with...
Jan 13, 2017
OPINION: Patent Quality Is Here To Stay
When I stepped into the role as head of the United States Patent and Trademark Office a couple of years ago, one of the things I...
Dec 19, 2016
Roberts: Court action to make KC a patent troll haven will squash innovation
I used to think that the only time people were attacked by trolls was in fairytales. This week, trolls of another kind have come out from...
Nov 29, 2016
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