Tag: patent reform
Patent Trolls Offend Both Ends of the Political Spectrum
The Progressive Policy Institute is out with a policy brief entitled, “Stumping Patent Trolls On The Bridge To Innovation.” The brief “discusses the rich history of progressives in leading effor...
Patent Reform Moves Forward With New Goodlatte Discussion Draft
On Monday, Rep. Goodlatte (R-VA) released a new discussion draft of a patent reform bill. We’ve been looking through it, and overall this is a strong draft.
The draft has litigation reforms that inc...
Dear Intellectual Ventures: Sorry If Your Lobbyist Showed Signs of Wear
Last night, I participated in a panel discussion sponsored by the App Developers Alliance. Russ Merbeth of Intellectual Ventures was one of the panelists, and I did manage to have a little fun with hi...
New Study by PatentFreedom Shows We Need Expanded CBM Review
If there were ever any doubt that expanding the Covered Business Method review program would have a major impact on the patent troll problem, a newly released study from PatentFreedom should put those...
Momentum Increases for Expanding Covered Business Method Review
I’ve told you before why any attempt to deal with patent trolls has to include an expansion of the Covered Business Method (CBM) review program. (Here, here and here.) Short version: This expansion ...
Concern Trolls “Worry” About Covered Business Method Review
As expected, once some ideas to deal with patent trolls were proposed by the President, the concern trolls came out in force to express “concern” about “uncertainty” and a possible, unexplain...
Troll Economics: The White House Weighs In
Last week, the White House released its agenda of legislative priorities and executive actions on high-tech patent issues. It was accompanied by a report, Patent Assertion and U.S. Innovation, that ...
How Covered Business Method Review Can Help Beat Back the Trolls
The term “Covered Business Method” seems a bit dry, but if you’re interested in making life tougher for patent trolls you’ll get acquainted with it. Last week, I focused on one of the Obama Ad...
Talking Points Mau-Mau: Sununu Objects to Reform on Patent Trolls
Former Sen. John E. Sununu has an op-ed in the Boston Globe today that perfectly encapsulates the talking points of those who oppose efforts to clamp down on patent trolls.
First is the “Patents Are...