With yesterday’s House Judiciary Committee vote, there are now competing, and in some respects significantly different, patent reform proposals under serious consideration in the House and the Senate. Among the most important...more
7/28/2015
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Hedge Funds ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Patent Act ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Reform ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent Trolls ,
Patents ,
Post-Grant Review ,
Proposed Legislation ,
USPTO ,
Venue
Over the past year, both the legislative and executive branches of the federal government have expressed increasing support for legislation and other measures targeting patent litigation abuse by non-practicing entities...more
Patent reform legislation continues to be hotly debated, both in the public arena and before Congress. Federal Circuit Chief Judge Randall R. Rader recently said that Congress should leave reform to the courts, echoing...more