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McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Before You Complain About So-Called Bad Patents, Read This

This weekend The New York Times published an editorial opinion entitled "Save America's Patent System."  It bemoans the purported prevalence of "bad patents" -- including "uninspiring tweaks" to existing products -- that...more

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Senator Tillis Urges USPTO to Adopt Patent Reform Proposals

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On August 10, 2020, Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina urged the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Andrei Iancu, to adopt two patent reform proposals suggested by Lisa Larrimore Ouellete...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

The STRONGER Patents Act: Swinging the Pendulum in Favor of Patent Owners

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While the House Judiciary Committee conducts hearings today on "The Impact of Bad Patents on American Businesses," a movement is afoot in the Senate to revitalize the U.S. patent system. On June 21, 2017, a bipartisan group...more

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Senate’s STRONGER Patents Act Aims to Address Key PTAB Patent Owner Woes

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On June 21, Senators Chris Coons (D-Del), Tom Cotton (R-Ark), Dick Durbin (D-Ill), and Mazie Hironoa (D-Hawaii) introduced the “Support Technology & Research for Our Nation’s Growth and Economic Resilience Patents Act of...more

Morgan Lewis

2017 PTAB Digest: The Latest Trends and Developments in Post-Grant Proceedings

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Recent patent reform legislation, rule changes, and court rulings are expected to have a significant impact on the strategies of both patent owners and petitioners....more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

White House Seeks to Promote Transparency Concerning Patent Ownership

Last week, the Obama Administration announced "major progress on a series of initiatives designed to combat patent trolls and further strengthen our patent system and foster innovation" (see "The White House Releases Update...more

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USPTO Proposes Real Party In Interest Patent Rules

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A year after its “Roundtable on Proposed Requirements for Recordation of Real Party-in-Interest Information Throughout Application Pendency and Patent Term,” and six months after the White House Task Force on High-Tech Patent...more

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Pending Patent Legislation—Round Two of Patent Reform

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The U.S. Congress is once again poised to enact a new round of patents reforms. It is important to know the potential impact the legislation could have on your intellectual property portfolio and to be prepared to act....more

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