ACT | The App Association applauds House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte for reintroducing the Innovation Act with broad bipartisan support. Executive Director Morgan Reed released the following statement in support of the legislation: ACT | The App Association thanks Chairman Goodlatte for his continued commitment to our country's innovators and entrepreneurs. The [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]