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
- FloDesign
- Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America
- Ford Motor Company
- Foursquare
- Generation Opportunity
- Gilead
- GlobalFoundries
- GM – General Motors
- Goodwin Procter
- 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
- 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