ACT | The App Association is disappointed with the news that patent reform is no longer on the Senate agenda. It is regrettable that the inability of Congress to advance widely supported legislation will expose many small companies to predatory litigation. Patent trolls use bogus patents to shakedown startups and smaller [...]
In Defense of Process: Identifying the Problem Before Seeking Solutions You don’t necessarily need to walk before you can run, but you should probably look where you are before you do either. The U.S. Government’s announcement that it would transition out of its unique legacy role in ICANN set [...]
Since assuming her post last June, Commerce Department Secretary Penny Pritzker has been meeting with tech startups and app companies across the country. Her agency is paying more attention to this vibrant marketplace than ever before. That makes a lot of sense. Consider that the mobile economy is growing faster [...]
ACT is pleased to see the administration advocating for additional funds for the Patent and Trademark Office. For many years, this self-funding agency has seen its critical resources diverted away to other agencies. With a growing patent backlog, and technical assistance needed by examiners evaluating rapidly evolving technologies, the decision [...]
The Senate had a briefing this morning for staff working on patent legislation. I was invited to make a presentation on the controversial covered business method patent extension which was dropped from the House bill to ensure its passage there. I outlined the reasons why the Senate should leave it [...]