Patent Progress Interview Series: Julie Samuels, EFF
A few weeks ago we interviewed Julie Samuels, the Mark Cuban Chair to Eliminate Stupid Patents at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), about software patents and patent trolls. Our conversation...
Infographic on Patent Troll Threat to Innovation
Senator Mike Lee’s Speech at CCIA’s Patent Progress Event Today
Below is the transcript of Senator Mike Lee's speech at our event today, How Patent Trolls Harm Innovation.
I’m grateful for the opportunity to say a few words about patents and innovation. In p...
This American Life (NPR) on Patent Trolls
Update: NPR has a follow up to When Patents Attack!.
Many people have asked us to post the This American Life story on Patent Trolls entitled "When Patents Attack" from NPR on July 22, 2011. It is ...
Patents in the News 2/28
FTC-Google public comments round-up #2: Tech companies have their say
The Essential Patent Blog
February 28, 2013
Yesterday we covered several public comments submitted to the FTC by various professio...
Great video on impact of patent trolls on innovation
Reason TV put together this great video on the impact a patent troll is having on one business in particular. It is worth a look.
We Applaud Reintroduction of SHIELD Act
Today, Congressman DeFazio and Chaffetz reintroduced the SHIELD Act. We have previously analyzed this legislation.
Their press conference on reintroduction as well as our statement are below. As ...
Patents in the News 2/27
Businesses plan to boost IP litigation spending - survey
Thomson Reuters
February 27, 2013
Dan Levine
More publicly traded companies are planning to increase spending on intellectual property ...
Entrepreneurs to Congress: Fix the Patent Troll Problem
Today, more than 60 entrepreneurs wrote to Congress demanding Congress do something about the growing threat patent assertion entities are creating for the startup community. Led by Engine Advocacy ...