Tag: patent reform
A “Balanced” Patent Bill
A Critique of Haber’s Study Claiming That PAEs Are Beneficial
Professor Stephen Haber of Stanford recently came out with a paper that, according to him, “suggests in new research that concerns about too much litigation involving patents is misguided.”
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If You Claim That Patent Assertion Entities Are Beneficial, Prove It
I want to follow up on Tuesday’s post. In that post, I quoted from a letter sent by over 50 law professors and economics scholars that said, essentially, that there’s simply no doubt that current ...
The Debate Should Be Over: Patent Litigation Is Back Up
It looks like that dip in patent litigation last year is over: patent lawsuit filings are up, and they’re actually higher than the same periods last year.
According to Lex Machina’s data, in Janu...
Updated State Patent Legislation Guide
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Oh No! Minor Changes to the Patent System Are Coming!
More on Why We Need Patent Reform: Patent Assertion Doesn’t Lead to Innovation
Mark Lemley and Robin Feldman have just put out a new paper that shows something many of us suspected: patent licenses tend to be for the freedom to operate, not for technology transfer. That is, in t...
There Is a Constitutional Right at Stake in Patent Reform, But It’s Not What You Think
The Constitution did not create a right to a patent. Let’s get that out of the way. The eighth clause of Section 8 of Article I says,
Congress shall have Power … To promote the Progress of Science...
House Introduces Bill Aimed at Disarming Patent Trolls
Today the House Judiciary Committee reintroduced the Innovation Act. I am optimistic that this bill will get overwhelming bipartisan support again in Congress. With so many diverse businesses faci...