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 ...

So-called “demand letters,”in which patent-holders assert that other businesses or even consumers infringe their patents, have become the focus of many recent efforts to defang patent “trolls.” Such ...

(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 ...

Patent reform was again on the agenda in the House of Representatives on Thursday, April 16, 2015, with a hearing in the Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade Subcommittee of the House Energy & Commerce ...

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 ...

I read your commentary on the patent system (“Engineers should stage a strike”). I have a big problem connecting your recommendations to facts about the problem. Let me say that I agree with your ...

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, ...