Archive for February, 2008
Patent reform update presented at Stanford Law School
Last Friday, I presented “Patent Reform Update” as a guest lecture at Stanford Law School. Jeff Schox, a San Francisco-based patent attorney and long-time friend, asked me to help him with the ‘patent reform’ topic in his patent law class.
(yes…’patent reform’ has received syllabus-level attention in the country’s leading law schools for some time)
Cable GC - patent reform is about loopholes, frivolous lawsuits, and American jobs
According to Grier C. Raclin, executive vice president and general counsel of Charter Communications Inc., patent reform legislation is necessary to guard against “existing loopholes” and to protect against “frivolous lawsuits.”
In this Op/Ed piece on STLtoday.com, Mr. Raclin invokes two powerful concepts - loopholes and frivolous lawsuits - that immediately resonate with folks having no legal background.
Dirty pool in patent politics?
The “Dear Senator” letters and memoranda on patent reform have been flying fast and furious over the last several weeks. The rhetoric of late is at an all time high and seems to reflect the “false choice” on innovation described by PTO Director Jon Dudas in his explanation of the Bush administration’s letter of opposition [...]
Dudas: S1145 creates a false choice on innovation, but balance can be struck
Jon Dudas held a Q&A with the media this morning to discuss the recently-issued Bush administration letter of opposition (.pdf) regarding the Senate version of The Patent Reform Act of 2007 (S.1145).
Director Dudas characterized the bill (and legislative reform proposals in general) as creating “a false choice on innovation.” How can it be that [...]
Dudas: First quarter allowance rate at about 44%
Jon Dudas held a Q&A with the media this morning to discuss the recently-issued Bush administration letter of opposition (.pdf) to the Senate version of The Patent Reform Act of 2007 (S.1145).
I was able to participate on the call and will post an analysis soon, but wanted to push this tidbit out quickly:
In his opening [...]
Kaptur to Justice - Microsoft has ‘aggressive posture’ on patent reform
Representative Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), an ardent opponent of comprehensive patent reform efforts, recently jumped on an opportunity to notify the administration about Microsoft’s “agressive posture” on the issue.
Kaptur, the most senior Democratic woman on the influential House Appropriations Committee, recently issued a letter to Attorney General Michael Mukasey urging the application of a ’strict scrutiny’ [...]
