Tag: patent quality
Watch John Oliver Take on Patent Trolls: Annotated Edition
John Oliver has covered an impressive amount of tech policy issues on his weekly HBO show Last Week Tonight, the National Journal points out, and he continued this last night, discussing patents and p...
Examiners Need the Right Tools to Improve Patent Quality
“Patent quality” is one of those terms that gets thrown around a lot. Everyone, it seems, agrees that the [define term="USPTO"] could do a better job on patent quality. Why is it that poor quality...
If Everyone’s Doing It, How Can It Be Innovative?
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Dennis Crouch over at Patently-O reports that for Fi...
Patent Quality Matters: Having a Patent Doesn’t Make a Person an Inventor
One recurring theme coming from the anti-patent reform folks has been the idea that we shouldn’t prevent or limit inventors from getting the rewards they deserve. Take this tweet for example:
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Why We Need Better Patent Quality: There Are a Lot of Invalid Patents Out There
Prof. Michael Risch from Villanova University School of Law recently put out a great study on patent quality and [define term="patent troll"] litigation. Prof. Risch’s study is possibly the most tho...
The PTO’s Culture of Poor Quality Patents
There have been a few scandals at the USPTO in recent weeks. First was a report of nepotism in hiring on the trademark side of the PTO. Then, there were reports that some paralegals working for the Pa...
Merkley and Four Other Senators Call for PTO to Improve Patent Quality
Well, this is good to see: Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), joined by Senator Mark Begich (D-AK), Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) and Senator Mark Warner (D-VA), sent a letter ye...
Senate Judiciary Chairman Leahy Sends Positive Signals
Tomorrow is World Intellectual Property Day. To commemorate the day, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy issued a statement today in support of fighting patent trolls, improving pate...
Preview of Today’s USPTO Software Patent Roundtable in Palo Alto
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 ...