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Yesterday, a bipartisan group of 42 state Attorneys General sent a letter to the leadership on the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation supportin...

Finally, some patent news!  Yesterday, the White House announced new initiatives to improve patent quality, and reported on the progress it’s been making on ongoing efforts.  The White House also ...

This week's big news was President Obama's call for patent reform in the State of the Union. It's time for the Senate to follow the House and pass a meaningful patent reform bill. (If you need a refre...

In the State of the Union last night, President Obama mentioned the need for patent reform legislation: And let's pass a patent reform bill that allows our businesses to stay focused on innovation, no...

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court decided Medtronic, one of the six patent cases this term, and reversed the Federal Circuit yet again. This week also brought an update on Rockstar’s patent activities...

Last Friday, the Supreme Court granted two patent cases, Limelight Networks v. Akamai Technologies and Nautilus v. Biosig Instruments.  That makes six patent cases for this term, and Matt helpfully s...

Happy New Year from all of us at Patent Progress! At CES on Wednesday, there was a great panel on Patent Litigation Reform: Who are You Calling a Troll?, moderated by Joe Mullin, Technology Policy Rep...

There hasn’t been much activity in Congress this week since the Innovation Act passed the House last week, but there will be a hearing next Tuesday December 17 in the Senate on “Protecting Small B...

Exciting news!  Yesterday, the House passed the Innovation Act by a 325-91 vote, with lots of bipartisan support.  As Matt Levy told The Hill’s Hillicon Valley, the legislation “is not perfect, ...