Tag: Obama Administration
Why the Obama Administration’s Actions Against Patent Trolls Should Make a Difference
(Cross-posted on DisCo)
This is a very big day: the Obama Administration has just entered the fray to help deal with patent trolls, and it’s taking steps that have the potential to be a major part o...
Suggestions for an FTC 6(b) Study on Patent Assertion Entities
The Department of Justice Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) jointly hosted a workshop to explore the issue of patent assertion entities (PAEs) on December 10, 2012. Since th...
Previewing Tomorrow’s House Judiciary Hearing on Abusive Patent Litigation
Tomorrow, March 14, at 11:30AM in 2141 Rayburn, the House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet is holding a hearing on “Abusive Patent Litigation...
Edith Ramirez is a Fantastic Choice for FTC Chairman
On February 28th the White House announced that President Obama has selected current Commissioner Edith Ramirez as the new Chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission. Chairwoman Ramirez is an excell...
Not Just A Big Business Problem: Patent Trolls Harm Startups, Small Businesses
As Patent Progress reported in this post, Friday afternoon President Obama came out strong against patent trolls, saying,
They’re just trying to essentially leverage and hijack somebody else’s id...
Obama Acknowledges Patent Troll Problem [w/ Transcript]
[Cross-posted on DisCo]
It's not often that the President or an Administration talks explicitly about detailed aspects of technology and intellectual property policy. For President Obama, it has ca...
Life after David Kappos: What should President Obama look for in the next head of the US Patent and Trademark Office?
Numerous outlets reported Monday that the current head of the Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), David Kappos, would be stepping down. While we have disagreed with Kappos at Patent Progress, espec...