Patent Reform

Zach Carter

Issa Leaks Secret Document To Pressure Obama On Trade Deal

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Big Pharma, Tpp, Ip, Acta, Economy, Darrell Issa, Manufacturing, Free Trade, Jobs, Buy America, Trans-Pacific Partnership, Barack Obama, Buy American, Sopa, Stop Online Piracy Act, Intellectual Property, Video, Trade, Trans-Pacific, Patents, Patent Reform, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) has taken the unprecedented step of leaking a secret U.S. trade document, in ...

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Is Obama's Patent Reform Hurting American Small Businesses

Daniel B. Ravicher | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Patent, Patent Reform, Patent Law, Patents, Obama Patent Reform, Patent Office, Small Business News
Daniel B. Ravicher

While I would never -- and have never -- advocated for abolishing the patent system, because that would be throwing the baby out with the bath water, we do need to fix our patent system so that it rewards innovation, not manipulation.

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The Patent Pollution Problem: Its Causes, Effects and Solutions

Daniel B. Ravicher | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Law, Technology, Patent, Patent Reform, Patent Law, Patents, Video, Technology News
Daniel B. Ravicher

it is critically important to the success of our patent system that it maintain high patent quality and ensures only deserving patents are issued. Unfortunately, the American patent system today is suffering from extremely low patent quality.

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Patent Trolls Are Killing People -- Literally

Drew Curtis | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Patent Lawsuits, Patents Stifling Innovation, Patent Reform Act, Patent-Reform-Obama, Innovation, Patent Suit, Patent, Patent Trolls, Patents, Patent Reform, Video, Technology News
Drew Curtis

I've recently talked with several folks in the high-tech industry who informed me that part of the reason large companies have been stocking up on patents lately is because they view them like nuclear weapons -- they're a deterrent.

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The Patent Condundrum -- For Startups

Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Google, Fred Wilson, Apple, Microsoft, Adobe, Facebook, Patent, Steven Rosenbaum, Patent Law, Software Patents, Patent Reform, Technology News
Steve Rosenbaum

Within the startup world, patents are seen as anti-competitive force that stifles innovation. We're in a place where we need to walk a tightrope between the world of predatory patent prosecution and the need to promote one's invention with current patent law.

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Patent Balance Needed to Help End the Smartphone Patent Wars

Edward J. Black | Posted 02.21.2012

Read More: Antitrust, Patent Trolls, Patent Reform, Patents, Technology News
Edward J. Black

Hopefully, all of the companies involved in the "patent wars" can return their focus to innovating and competing on the merits of their products.

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Could Online Piracy Act Hurt Small Tech Companies?

Reuters | Posted 11.20.2011

Read More: Google, Stop Online Piracy Act, Small Business Patents, Small Business, Technology Companies, Online Piracy, Google Privacy, Startups, Small Business News and Trends, Technology, Privacy, Patent Reform, Patents, Small Business News

(By Stephanie Rabiner) - You've likely heard a lot about the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the last few days, and chances are the chatter isn't goi...

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Patent Reform and Patent Totalitarianism

Brian Kahin | Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: Software, Patent Reform, Business Methods, Patents, Software Patents, IT Patents, Technology News
Brian Kahin

You might think, in light of the celebration and rhetoric, that the America Invents Act of 2011 was tackling the big problems such as patent trolls, broad and abstract patents, the billions squandered in the smartphone wars, or opportunistic litigation against users. You might think that. But you would be wrong.

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Progress and Setbacks for Open Government on Eve of Historic Global Partnership Launch

Alexander Howard | Posted 11.18.2011

Read More: Open Government Partnership, White House, Open Data, Government 2.0, Washington, Open Government, E-Petitions, Barack Obama, State Department, Foreign Policy, Patent Reform, Technology News
Alexander Howard

In 2011, some of the most dynamic changes may be found the state and local level in the United States. After next week, the eyes of many more people will be open to the broader sweep of a global movement towards transparency.

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Zach Carter

Patent Reform Bill Signed Into Law After Years Of Debate

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: Corruption, Politics, Congress, Tech, Economy, Drug Companies, Jobs, Obama, Loopholes, Patent Trolls, Patents, Patent Reform, Politics News

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- President Barack Obama signed the long-debated patent reform bill into law on Friday, finally ending a seven-year nightmare for inn...

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Speeding Up the Patent Process

Rep. Steny Hoyer | Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: America Invents Act, America Invents Act Obama, Patent Reform Obama, Obama Patent Reform, Patent Reform Act, Patent Reform, Politics News
Rep. Steny Hoyer

At this moment, more than 700,000 patents are caught in the backlog. Could one of those 700,000 new ideas be the next iPhone, the next breakthrough drug, the key to the next great American industry? We'll have to wait a long time to find out.

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Obama Signs Major Patent Reform Law

AP | Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: Inventors, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, President Barack Obama, Patent Reform Act, America Invents Act, Inventions, Barack Obama 2012, Barack Obama, Patent Law, Patents, Patent Reform, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama will sign the America Invents Act on Friday, the first significant change in patent law since 1952. The presiden...

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Zach Carter

Patent Reform Bill Passes Congress After Final Round Of Votes On Special Interest Favors

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 11.08.2011

Read More: Cantwell, Congress, Datatreasury, Coburn, Economy, Patent Bill, Jobs, Obama, Politics, Schumer, Tech, Wall Street, Banks, Section 18, Intellectual Ventures, Paul Ryan, Patent Reform, Patents, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- As expected, the U.S. Senate passed patent reform legislation by a vote of 89 to 9 on Thursday evening, paving the way for the bill to b...

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Zach Carter

Patent Reform Refuses To Die, Congress Keeps Cashing In

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 11.06.2011

Read More: Congress, Ip, Coburn, Economy, Filibuster, Jobs, Obama, Reid, Politics, Senate, Intellectual Property, Paul Ryan, Patents, Patent Reform, Video, Politics News

UPDATE: The patent reform bill cleared a filibuster on Tuesday by a vote of 93 to 5. WASHINGTON -- The seemingly endless congressional circus known...

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THEY'RE BACK: Congress Returns, Prepares To Fight Over Key Issues

AP | By JIM ABRAMS | Posted 11.06.2011

Read More: Congress Jobs, Obama Jobs, Faa, Transportation Funding, Tax Cuts, 112th Congress, Obama Tax Cuts, FAA Funding, FAA Shutdown, Barack Obama, Republicans Tax Cuts, Patent Reform, Transportation, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Members of Congress spent August listening to constituents describe their economic struggles. This week, the lawmakers return to Washing...

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Google/Android Patent Wars Highlight Need for Compulsory Licensing of Patents

James Love | Posted 10.15.2011

Read More: Google, Google Motorola Mobility, Google Android, Android, Patent Reform, Patent Law, Patents, Technology News
James Love

The romantic notion of an individual inventor is not appropriate for industries like the computer, software or mobile phone markets, where collaboration and adherence to standards are key to success.

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Jennifer Bendery

Obama's Jobs Agenda For Congress: Does It Actually Create Jobs?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 10.15.2011

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WASHINGTON -- It's become almost daily practice for President Barack Obama to point out the four things he says Congress can pass now to create jobs "...

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Google Buys Rat Poison

Jeff Jarvis | Posted 10.15.2011

Read More: Google, Google Motorola Mobility, Patent, Patent Reform, Patent Law, Patents, Technology News
Jeff Jarvis

The Google/Motorola deal is lawyer repellent. Or rat poison, if you prefer. It is a tragic and wasteful byproduct of our screwed-up patent system. Nevertheless, this is good for Google and Android and its ecosystem.

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Patent-Infringement Lawsuit Against Fark Settled for Zero Dollars. Also, Patent Trolls Suck...

Drew Curtis | Posted 10.11.2011

Read More: Fark.com, Fark, Patent, Patent Trolls, Patent Reform, Patent Law, Patents, Video, Technology News
Drew Curtis

A lot of you were already aware that Fark was sued by a patent troll back in January. But now it's over and I want to tell everyone what really happened: we didn't pay them a single dime.

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Mark Cuban: Solving Our Country's Patent Law Flaws

Mark Cuban | Posted 10.08.2011

Read More: Small Business, Jobs, Patent Office, Entrepreneurs, Patent-Litigation, Patent Law, Patent Trolls, Mark Cuban, Startups, Entrepreneurship, Job Creation, Small Business America, China, Patents, Patent Reform, Business News
Mark Cuban

If we had process patents or the culture of software litigation in the 1980s as we have today current technology would consist of running terminals on DEC and Wang Computers at the local library for $10 per hour and there probably would not be a world-wide web.

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Congress' Top Priorities When It Returns

AP | By JIM ABRAMS | Posted 10.08.2011

Read More: Congress Jobs, Free Trade Agreements, U.S. Economy, Obama Jobs, Congress, Congress Free Trade, Free Trade, 112th Congress, Jobs, Barack Obama, Patent Reform, Patents, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- When Congress gets back to work after Labor Day it will have the chance to achieve something that has largely eluded it for the entire y...

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Zach Carter

THE SPOILSMEN COMETH: How Congress Corrupted Patent Reform

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 10.04.2011

Read More: Congress, Ip, Datatreasury, Economy, Drug Companies, Jobs, Obama, Patent Trolls, Pharma, Campaign Finance, Politics, Tech, Intellectual Property, Wall Street, Nancy Pelosi, 112th Congress, Banks, Patents, Patent Reform, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- After months of dead-end negotiations over raising the federal debt ceiling, President Barack Obama walked into the East Room of the Whi...

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Patent Reform That Will Save Lives

William D. Delahunt | Posted 09.26.2011

Read More: Pharmaceutical Industry, Biotech, Hatch-Waxman Act, The Medicines Company, Patent Reform, Patents, Politics News
William D. Delahunt

The importance of the biotech and pharmaceutical industries to our economy is indisputable. Even more important than the dollars and cents, are the life-saving medicines these companies are developing.

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Patents: Getting More Than You Paid For

Brian Kahin | Posted 09.06.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Patent Examination, Microsoft, Congress, i4i, Ftc, Patent Reform, Patents, Pto, Business News
Brian Kahin

Is PTO an expert government agency in the same sense as other agencies? And what are the consequences of deferring to patent examiners?

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Startups: Run Hard, Patent Later

John Dearborn | Posted 08.30.2011

Read More: Small Business America, Senate, Small Business, Startups, Patent Office, Entrepreneurs, Patent Attorney, Entrepreneurship, Patent Reform, Patents, Patent Law, Business News
John Dearborn

Patents don't generate revenues, the ideas they protect do. If your idea truly is something that hasn't been thought of before, than run with it for a while before you spend time trying to secure a patent.

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