(MoneyWatch) If innovation is fascinating and has enormous implications for business, reading patent applications themselves will make most people's eyes glaze over. But every now and then something ...
A key group pushing for change to the US patent system has come out today against a reform bill called the TROL Act, saying the bill “falls far short” of its stated goal of fighting misleading patent ...
An anti-patent-troll bill was introduced in Congress two weeks ago and debated at the House Judiciary Committee last week. Yesterday, a Senate committee convened to talk about one of the nastier sides ...
EDITORIAL NOTE: What follows is an excerpt from the prepared remarks of Laurie Self delivered on February 26, 2015, before the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. Ms. Self is ...
Last week, what is described as "a broad coalition" representing patent holders and inventors sent a letter to Representatives Bob Goodlatte (VA, 6th) and John Conyers (MI, 13th), Chairman and Ranking ...
Patent demand letter legislation that a U.S. House of Representatives panel is set to consider is getting the attention of technology industry groups hoping the bill can curb at least some patent ...
Adam Carolla, one of the most popular podcasters in the U.S., is sued by a patent troll. The story goes viral. Across the country, state Attorneys General are using consumer protection laws to guard ...
Regrettably, however, the hurdles before those seeking to protect an innovation and thereby secure investment are at their highest in modern times. Patent Office fees have risen dramatically recently, ...
Nebraska occupied a central role in patent-litigation reform talks Tuesday in Washington. Hearings on the topic were conducted by a House subcommittee chaired by U.S. Rep. Lee Terry, R-Neb. Witnesses ...