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The Waiting is the Hardest Part – Patent Markup Delayed
You may have heard that we have to wait a little longer for the Senate Judiciary markup of the patent reform bill. It’s now looking like markup will be next week.
As I wrote recently, there are det...
The Search for “Balanced” Patent Reform
The universities and the Innovation Alliance, despite being given nearly everything they’ve asked for, are still calling for “balanced” patent reform. They just sent a letter threatening to oppo...
Well, That Explains It…. – Part 3
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Well, That Explains It…. – Part 2
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Supreme Court Helps Rein In Patent Trolls, Legislation Still Needed
It’s another big day in patent law, as the Supreme Court issued decisions in two fee-shifting cases: Octane Fitness and Highmark. The Federal Circuit’s opinions were unanimously rejected in both c...
Well, That Explains It…. (Updated 4/29/14)
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Progress on Patent Reform Takes a Little Time
As you may have heard, we basically have a deal on patent reform in the Senate Judiciary Committee. While lawmakers couldn’t quite get it done before recess, they left town with what Senate Judiciar...
A Troll in Inventor’s Clothing
Sometimes this debate over patent reform seems surreal. “Small inventors” are coming out of the woodwork to make bizarre claims, like arguing that making it easier to penalize patent owners who br...
Will SCOTUS Do Anything About Fee-Shifting?
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in two related patent cases, Octane Fitness LLC v. ICON Health & Fitness LLC and Highmark Inc. v. Allmark Health Management Systems. Both cases ha...