CCIA and The American Antitrust Institute are hosting a panel, Competition Law & Patent Assertion Entities: What Antitrust Enforcers Can Do. This is a big event at the National Press Club today at noon, with FTC Chair Edith Ramirez scheduled to speak. The NY Times reports that Chairwoman Ramirez may make some major announcements as well: Ms. Ramirez…
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Senator Mike Lee’s Speech at CCIA’s Patent Progress Event Today
by Josh Lamel •
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 particular, I would like to thank Josh Lamel and the CCIA for the invitation to speak, and for organizing a panel to…
Patent Troll Panel Important for Competition Policy
by David Balto •

CCIA is hosting an important event on Thursday, February 28th entitled “How Patent Trolls are Harming Innovation.” The event will take place in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, and will feature six prominent panelist offering different but harmonious opinions on the current state of the patent troll environment: Julie Samuels, Mark Cuban Chair to Eliminate Stupid…
February 28 Event: How Patent Trolls Are Harming Innovation
by Ali Sternburg •
Preview of Today’s USPTO Software Patent Roundtable in Palo Alto
by Josh Lamel •
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is holding the first of its bicoastal roundtables on software patent quality today at 12 pm EST (9 am PST) in Palo Alto, CA. The second will be on February 27th in New York City at 9 am EST. A copy of the agenda and list of…