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With Friends Like This
Bloomberg Law is reporting that President Trump has issued a statement purporting to de-recognize the USPTO examiner's union, claiming that the primary purpose of the USPTO is national security. When...
Patent Troll Fumbles Cases Against NFL Teams
Earlier this month, a particularly aggressive non-practicing entity (NPE) – TicketMatrix LLC – quietly dropped a pair of patent infringement lawsuits against two National Football League teams, th...
Senate Committee Punts on PERA and PREVAIL—For Now
This week, the Senate Judiciary Committee canceled its Executive Business Meeting. Two controversial bills—PERA and the PREVAIL Act—were on the agenda for the cancelled meeting. With lawmakers he...
Senator Schumer Explains It All on Covered Business Method Review
At today's Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing, “Protecting Small Businesses and Promoting Innovation by Limiting Patent Troll Abuse,” Senator Schumer explained why we need to make the Covered Bus...
Before I Kill You, Mr. Bond[ing Requirement]
One big reason that being a patent troll is so profitable is that there isn’t a lot of downside risk for the troll. You just set up a holding company with no assets other than the patents you’re u...
Innovation Act Passes House 325-91, Patent Trolls Cry
It was a big day in the land of patent troll reform, as the House resoundingly passed the Innovation Act with strong support from both sides of the aisle. The bill has some great features, including:
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Big Week for Patent Reform – Innovation Act Heads to the Floor
It looks like the Innovation Act (which was reported from the House Judiciary Committee a couple of weeks ago) will get a vote on the floor of the House this week.
EFF and a number of other groups (i...
House Judiciary Committee Passes Bipartisan Patent Reform Targeting Trolls
Yesterday, in a strong bipartisan vote (33-5), the House Judiciary Committee approved the Innovation Act.
There’s more work to do, but this is a big victory. Nearly every major reform that’s been ...
VCs, Who Know Innovation, Support Making Covered Business Method Review More Available
[Updated 11/7/2013; see below]
I’ve written before about the importance of the covered business method (CBM) review program in fighting trolls. One of the big claims against making CBM review more w...