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Congress Mulls Changes To Patent Enforcement
Two bills currently pending in Congress, if passed, would ultimately impact patent enforcement far more than the lengthy America Invents Act signed into law last year. First up is H.R. 3889 Promoting Automotive Repair, Trade, and Sales Act, introduced by California Republican (and inventor) Darrell Issa and aimed at curbing enforcement of design patents that … Continue reading
Reform This! Acacia CEO Credits Patent Reform As A “Major Trend” While Announcing Its Biggest Quarter Ever
Driven largely by January’s blockbuster purchase of ADAPTIX, and the immediate recognition of an estimated $70 MM in licensing revenue from Microsoft and Samsung, Acacia announced Q1 2012 as its best quarter in history, with a total of $99 MM in revenue, a whopping 62% increase over the same period last year. In total, Acacia … Continue reading
Glimpse Of America’s Future From Across The Pond – Are UK ‘SME’ Patents Worth More As Heating Fuel?
An interesting story today from The Telegraph introduces inventor and small business owner Michael Wilcox. After spending £150,000 to develop his printing technology, Wilcox burned his patent in protest, expressing his frustration over failed attempts to negotiate license agreements with larger companies in the industry. Wilcox told the paper that, because companies no longer feared … Continue reading
Multi-party Patent Enforcement Post-AIA
Patent reform’s most significant change may have been embedded in one of the least talked-about provisions. When President Obama signed AIA into law this past September, a provision immediately took effect banning the practice joining more than one company in the same lawsuit unless all were responsible for producing or selling “the same accused product … Continue reading
Could Magellan Patents Navigate Delaware Court Toward Restoring Sanity In Patent Enforcement?
Recent changes to US Patent laws (ala H.R. 1249, the America Invents Act) demonstrated an apparent congressional preference for more complexity in industry-wide patent licensing. As pointed out previously on Gametime IP (See The Patent Lawyer’s ‘Jobs Bill’ May Become Law This Week), patent owners frequently grouped infringers together when resorting to litigation for efficiency, but H.R. … Continue reading
The Patent Lawyer’s ‘Jobs Bill’ May Become Law This Week
Patent reform ala H.R. 1249 is expected to be signed by President Obama this coming Friday, and big law firms have good reason to celebrate. Section 19 of the proposed legislation changes the general rule about joining multiple parties together in a single lawsuit, and takes immediate, though not retroactive, effect. Under the current rule … Continue reading
All Inventions Are Equal, But Some Inventions Are More Equal Than Others
It took over 6 years and two presidents (10 and three, depending who you ask), but a major patent overhaul finally passed both houses of Congress, after a Senate vote of 89-9 on H.R. 1249, without amendment. Although watered down from the aggressive changes to damages and litigation procedure proposed a few years ago, the … Continue reading
Austan Goolsbee — Right Problem, Wrong Solution
I don’t know Austan Goolsbee, but I like him, mostly because he seems to get what’s wrong with the current patent system. Back in March, while I was busily writing about how patent office delays might be responsible for small business failures, Austan was busily shooting a White House White Board video about the same … Continue reading
The $600M Innovation Tax
The following is an open letter written by Dr. Jose Melendez, the founder and CEO of Patent Calls, Inc. He is also co-founder and CEO of Spectral MD, Inc., a company developing advanced imaging technologies to improve patient outcomes while lowering healthcare costs. Dr. Melendez holds a BS EE and MS EECS from the Massachusetts Institute … Continue reading
Opportunity To Educate Congress About Patent Reform
If you’re interested in Congress making an informed decision about the upcoming patent reform vote (H.R. 1249), encourage your Senate staffers to attended today’s briefing sponsored by the U.S. Business & Industry Council. The speaker’s lineup includes views from a retired Federal judge, Angel investor, head of a venture capital firm and a constitutional law … Continue reading
