Nearly 400 companies and organizations sent a letter on April 30, 2014, supporting the Senate’s actions on patent reform.

A wide variety of people, organizations, and companies have sent letters supporting the Innovation Act:

• Letter from 42 State Attorneys General (Feb. 24, 2014)
• One-pager from Appliance Developers Alliance (Dec. 4, 2013)
• Letter from free market groups (Dec. 4, 2013)
• Statement of Administration Policy on the Innovation Act (Dec. 3, 2013)
• Letter from a variety of industries (Dec. 3, 2013)
• Letter from Coalition for Patent Fairness (Dec. 3, 2013)
• Letter from ITI (Dec. 3, 2013)
• Letter from BSA (Dec. 3, 2013)
• Letter from National Association of Realtors (Dec. 2, 2013)
• Letter from American Public Transportation Association (Dec. 2, 2013)
• Letter from law professors (Nov. 25, 2013)
• Letter from small inventors and innovators (Nov. 19, 2013)
• Letter from venture capitalists (Nov. 6, 2013)
• Letter from Americans for Tax Reform (Oct. 29, 2013)
• Letter from organizations who support CBM review (Oct. 28, 2013)

If you know of a letter we missed, please let us know.

Here is a list of all of the companies, organizations, and individuals who have publicly supported the bill:

• 61 University Professors from 26 States and Washington, D.C.
• 1776
• ACCEL Partners
• Adobe
• ADTRAN
• Akamai
• Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers
• Amazon
• AMD
• American Association of Advertising Agencies
• American Bankers Association
• American Consumer Institute
• American Gaming Association
• American Institute of CPAs
• American Public Transportation Association
• American Public Power Association
• Americans for Prosperity
• Americans for Tax Reform
• AOL
• Apple
• Application Developers Alliance
• ARCH Venture Partners
• Association for Competitive Technology
• AT&T
• Autodesk
• Automaticc
• Bentley Systems
• Bidgely
• Blackberry Limited
• Bloomenergy
• Bluegrass Cellular
• Broadcom
• BSA | The Software Alliance
• CA Technologies
• Cellular Properties
• Center for Individual Freedom
• ChargePoint
• Charter Communications
• Ciena Corporation
• Cisco Systems, Inc.
• Clear Channel Communications, Inc.
• Coalition for Patent Fairness
• Comcast-NBC Universal
• Competitive Carriers Association
• Computer & Communications Industry Association
• Consumer Electronics Association
• CNC Software
• Covington & Burling LLP
• CTIA – The Wireless Association
• Craigslist
• Credit Union National Association
• Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
• Dell
• Dewey Square Group
• Digital Liberty
• DiMA – the Digital Media Association
• DIRECTV
• Direct Marketing Association
• Discovery Institute
• DISH Network
• Earthlink
• eBay, Inc.
• eHealth
• Elance
• Electronic Frontier Foundation
• EMC
• Encryptics
• EnerNOC
• Engine Advocacy
• Entertainment Software Association
• EtaGen
• F5
• Facebook
• FloDesign
• Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America
• Ford Motor Company
• Foursquare
• Generation Opportunity
• Gilead
• GlobalFoundries
• GM – General Motors
• Goodwin Procter
• Google
• Hattery
• Hewlett-Packard
• IBM Corporation
• Illinois Valley Cellular
• Independent Community Bankers of America
• Information Technology Industry Council
• Intel Corporation
• International Franchise Association
• International Trademark Association
• The Internet Association
• Internet Infrastructure Coalition
• Intuit, Inc.
• Juniper Networks
• Kaspersky Lab North America
• KPCB
• Lee & Hayes
• Lenovo
• Let Freedom Ring
• LinkedIn
• LiveOps
• Lucid
• Madrona Venture Group
• Marvell
• The MathWorks
• McAfee
• MHR International
• Micron
• Microsoft Corporation
• MIND Research Institute
• Minitab
• Mobile Marketing Association
• Motion Picture Association of America
• Motorola Mobility
• MPA – The Association of Magazine Media
• MyWebGrocer.com
• Nasdaq OMX
• National Association of Broadcasters
• National Association of Realtors
• National Council of Chain Restaurants
• National Grocers Association
• National Restaurant Association
• National Retail Federation
• NCTA – The National Cable & Telecommunications Association
• Netflix
• Newegg
• Newspaper Association of America
• Northwest Cellular
• NTCA-The Rural Broadband Association
• Online Publishers Association
• Oracle
• Overstock.com
• Plateau Wireless
• PTC
• Pokeware
• Point B
• Public Knowledge
• The R Street Institute
• Rackspace
• Reboot Partners
• Red Hat, Inc.
• Retail Industry Leaders Association
• Rockwell Automation
• Rosetta Stone
• Sabre
• Salesforce.com
• Samsung
• SAS Institute, Inc.
• Semiconductor Industry Association
• Silver Spring Networks
• Smartsheet
• Software and Information Industry Association
• SouthernLINC
• SpiderOak
• Spokeo
• Sprint
• SV Angel
• SVB Financial Group
• Symantec
• Synopsys
• T-Mobile
• TechNet
• TechNexus
• Teradata Corporation
• Time Warner Cable
• Time Warner, Inc.
• Toyota
• TravelTech
• TripAdvisor
• Twentieth Century Fox
• Twitter, Inc.
• United Technologies
• Union Telephone
• U.S. Travel Association
• USTelecom Association
• Velleros
• Verizon Communications, Inc.
• Viacom, Inc.
• VIZIO, Inc.
• VISA
• The Walt Disney Company
• Whataburger
• Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
• XO Communications
• Yahoo, Inc.
• Yelp, Inc.

Printing Industries of America 

• Printing Industries Association, Inc. of Southern California
• Printing Industries Association of San Diego, Inc.
• The Printing Industry of the Carolinas, Inc.
• Printing Industries of Arizona/New Mexico
• Printing Association of Florida, Inc.
• Printing & Imaging Association of Georgia, Inc.
• Printing & Graphics Association MidAtlantic PINE (Printing Industries of New England)
• Printing Industries of Michigan, Inc.
• Printing Industry Midwest
• Print Media Association
• Printing Industries Alliance
• Printing Industries of Ohio
• N. Kentucky Graphic Arts Association
• Printing Industry Association of the South, Inc.
• Printing & Imaging Association of MidAmerica
• Printing Industries of America Mountain States
• Printing Industries of the Gulf Coast
• Printing Industries of Utah Pacific
• Printing Industries Association Great Lakes Graphics Association
• Visual Media Alliance

American Hotel & Lodging Association 

• Alaska Hotel & Lodging Association
• Arkansas Hospitality Association
• Arizona Lodging & Tourism Association
• California Hotel & Lodging Association
• Colorado Hotel & Lodging Association
• Connecticut Lodging Association
• Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association
• Georgia Hotel & Lodging Association
• Hawai‘i Lodging & Tourism Association
• Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association
• Indiana Restaurant & Lodging Association
• Louisiana Hotel & Lodging Association
• Maine Innkeepers Association
• Maryland Hotel & Lodging Association
• Massachusetts Lodging Association
• Michigan Lodging and Tourism Association
• Nebraska Hotel & Motel Association
• New Hampshire Lodging & Restaurant Association
• New York State Hospitality & Tourism Association
• North Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association
• Ohio Hotel & Lodging Association
• Oklahoma Hotel and Lodging Association
• Pennsylvania Restaurant & Lodging Association
• Rhode Island Hospitality Association
• South Carolina Restaurant & Lodging Association
• Tennessee Hospitality Association
• Texas Hotel & Lodging Association
• Utah Hotel & Lodging Association
• Virginia Hospitality & Travel Association
• Washington Lodging Association
• Wisconsin Hotel & Lodging Association
• Wyoming Lodging and Restaurant Association

Small Businesses & Towns 

• Ann Adair, Co-founder of Thinkamingo, Tampa, FL
• Wayne Beekman, Co-founder of Information Concepts, Herndon, VA
• Cale Bruckner, Vice President of Concentricsky, Eugene, OR
• Miguel Castro, Founder of SteelBlue Solutions, Haledon, NJ 
• Luke Chung, President of FMS, Vienna, VA
• Pete Erickson, Founder of MoDev, Arlington, VA
• Andrew Glover, CTO of App47, Reston, VA
• Loren Goodman, CTO of InRule Technology, St. Louis, MO
• Sandra Gualtieri, VP of Compliance, Kiz Studios, Cumming, GA
• Jeff Hadfield, CXO of Developer Media, Salt Lake City, UT
• Shaun Hainey, Founder of Northern Link, Pike, MN 
• Emilie Hersch, CEO of Interknowlogy, Carlsbad, CA
• Joe Homnick, Co-owner of Homnick Systems, Boca Raton, FL
• Maureen Homnick, Co-owner of Homnick Systems, Boca Raton, FL 
• Patrick Hynds, President of Critical Sites, Nashua, NH
• Pete Johnson, CEO of Apollo Matrix, Inc., Washington, DC
• Harry Lalor, EVP of Business Development, SheerID, Inc., Arlington, VA
• Douglas McDowell, CEO (North America) of SolidQ, Maryland
• Dave Noderer, Founder of Computer Ways, Deerfield Beach, FL
• Mike Sax, Founder of Sax.net, Eugene, OR
• Jake Weatherly, CEO of SheerID, Inc., Eugene, OR
• M. Jackson Wilkinson, Founder of Kinsights, San Francisco, CA
• Sze Wong, CEO of Zerion Software, Inc., Herndon, VA
• David Bain, CEO of TM Technologies, Arlington, VA
• Harry Brelsford, CEO of SMB Nation, Whidbey Island, WA
• Steven Hall, President of District Computers, Washington, DC
• Marc Hoppers, Managing Partner and Founder of Cogent Company, Dallas, TX & OKC, OK
• Melanie Gass, President of CenterPoint Solution, LLC, South Orange, NJ
• Shahin Kohan, President of AIMS360, Los Angeles, CA
• Ryan Nam, Founder of Namkour, Virginia
• Jon Sastre, President of Conquest Technology, Miami, FL
• Josh Youngblood, CEO of Kumo Technology, Beverly Hills, CA
• Christopher Eyhorn, Executive Vice President of Telerik, Austin, TX
• Steve Russell, President and Owner of Blue Fire Mobile, Mobile, AL
• Robert Hahnemann, Chief Executive Officer of MotionMobs, LLC, Birmingham, AL
• Brandon Hill, President of Fusion Advisory Services, Birmingham, AL
• Brian Hilson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Birmingham Business Alliance, Birmingham, AL
• Jennifer Skjellum, President of TechBirmingham, Birmingham, AL
• Ryan Pessah, Capitol Knesset, Sacramento, CA
• Jason Hoyt, Manager of Hoyt Enterprises, LLC, Windermere, FL
• Chester Just, Attorney at Law, Coral Springs, FL
• Robert Mayersohn, President of GR Enterprises, Parkland, FL
• Rick Ruiz, Attorneys at Law, Coral Gables, FL
• Fred Segal, President of Broward County Farm Bureau, Margate, FL
• Nicholas Steffens, Nicholas T. Steffens & Associates, PA, Coconut Creek, FL
• Grace Carrington, President of G.C. Notary & Consulting, Inc., Coral Springs, FL
• Jonathan De Vera, President of Tech-MD, Inc., Miami, FL
• Joel Aaron Foster, State Communications Director of Americans for Prosperity Georgia, Atlanta, GA
• John Bass, President of Bass Business Solutions, Elm City, NC
• Christy Shaffer, Ph.D., Managing Director of Hatteras Venture Partners, Durham, NC
• Sheila Ogle, The Matthews House, Cary, NC
• Dragana Mendel, President, Managing Director of ANAGARD, LLC, Raleigh, NC
• Randi Thompson, Vice President of Amplify Relations, Reno, NV
• Steve Trollope, Chief Financial Officer of CoGen Power Solutions, LLC, Reno, NV
• Nate Ashley, BHeard, Inc., Reno, NV
• Joseph Dutra, President of Kimmie Candy, Co., Reno, NV
• Kenneth Shaprio, Managing Partner of Wilson Elser, LLP, Albany, NY
• Jeff Longstreth, Executive Director of Ohio Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse, Columbus, OH
• Jeff Myers, CEO of Chepri, LLC, Columbus, OH
• Vince Galko, Former Executive Director of Republican Party of Pennsylvania, Roaring Brook, PA
• Matt Balazik, Managing Director of PACAN, Gettysburg, PA
• Larry Stange, Jr., President/CEO of Red Stag Enterprises, Inc., Peckville, PA
• Naomi Moneypenny, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of ManyWorlds, Inc., Houston, TX
• Anne L. Holmes, Co-Founder and Business Development of i2i, Inc., Dallas, TX
• Joshua Weedy, Co-Founder, Director of Sales and Marketing of GoKube.com, Irving, TX
• Le Huu Hanh, President of LBM International, LLC, Houston, TX
• Ronna Johnson, President of Georgetown High School PTSA, Georgetown, TX
• Ahmad Khan, Executive Vice President of Ascendon Group, Houston, TX
• H. Frank Chou, Ph.D., Director, Texas Operations of Clear Air Task Force, Houston, TX
• Bob Mitchell, President of Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership, Houston, TX
• Thomas Hsu, Professor of University of Houston, Houston, TX
• David Kirkham, President of Kirkham Motorsports, Provo, UT
• David Cindrich, President of Cindrich Boards, Provo, UT
• Brian Morrow, President of Rhino Rock, Provo, UT
• Jay Poole, Principal of Common Sense Strategies, LLC, Glen Allen, VA
• Patrick Henderson, Director of Government Affairs of Quad/Graphics, Inc., Sussex, WI
• Brian Landry, Director of Technology Council of Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, Baton Rouge, LA
• Dorothy Rothrock, Vice President, Government Relations of California Manufacturers & Technology Association, Sacramento, CA

 

Other Entrepreneurs and Organizations

• Cari Colangelo, Owner of Max Bibo’s Delicatessan, Wethersfield, CT
• Jonathan Glenney, Physical Therapist of Middlesex Orthopedic Rehabilitation, Middletown, CT
• Thomas Villanova, CEO & President of Litchfield Bancorp, Litchfield, CT
• Daniel Adams, Executive Chairman of Protein Sciences, Meriden, CT
• Stanely Moraski, DDS, Torrington, CT
• Hugh Keogh, President Emeritus of Virginia Chamber, Richmond, VA
• Mary Huffard Kegley, Director of Government Relations, Virginia Retail Federation & Virginia Retail Merchants Association, Richmond, VA

NEUTRAL

• Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America