by jbcham | Dec 4, 2013 | Legislation/Regulations
Patent trolls had an especially scary Halloween this year as Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) introduced Senate Bill 1612 – the Patent Litigation Integrity Act. The short and succinct bill has one purpose – “To deter abusive patent litigation by targeting the economic...
by msputnik | Nov 20, 2013 | Commentary
Are you counting down the days till the Michigan-OSU football game? What about the thrilling Houston Rockets-Dallas Mavericks game on ESPN’s Wednesday night NBA broadcast? Or for those of you who are more drama inclined, what about the latest episode of Rizzoli &...
by meharmon | Mar 19, 2012 | Commentary, Legislation/Regulations
It’s no secret that cybersecurity is a big issue today, especially with certain private networks containing the personal information of millions of Americans being at a very high risk of attack. Never fear, though, because the U.S. Senate is on the case. Last...
by meharmon | Oct 28, 2011 | Commentary
Yesterday the House of Representatives introduced its version of the Protect IP Act, known as the “Stop Online Piracy Act” (“SOPA”). The Senate previously placed a hold on the Protect IP Act over worries that it violated the First Amendment, after commentators from...
by fqin | Aug 7, 2011 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Legislation/Regulations, Technology |
The America Invents Act of 2011 was approved by the House Judiciary Committee on April 14th, 2011 by a vote of 32-3, after being passed by the Senate in March. This act proposes some of the most significant changes for patent since at least 50 years. One of the most...
