patent reform

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New Patent Reform Law Could Reduce Lawsuits By Non-Practicing Entities

Erick Robinson | opensource.com | September 16, 2012

So it has finally happened: a patent reform bill has actually become law. Last Thursday, the U.S. Senate voted 89-9 to send H.R. 1249 to the White House, where it was signed into law today.  While I have pointed out in the past that this bill misses out on several aspects of reform that previous bills attempted, it does include some useful aspects. Read More »

Patent Reform and Patent Totalitarianism

Brian Kahin | OpenSource.com | October 31, 2011

Touted as the most extensive revision of the patent law since 1952, the America Invents Act of 2011 was signed by the President on September 16. You might think in light of the celebration and rhetoric, that the Act was tackling the big problems such as patent trolls, broad and abstract patents, the billions squandered in the smartphone wars, or opportunistic litigation against users. Read More »

Prominent Critic Of Patent System To Join The White House

Jeff John Roberts | GigaOM | September 13, 2013

Santa Clara law professor Colleen Chien, who has published research that questions the economic justification for patent trolling, will advise the Obama Administration’s Chief Technology Officer. Read More »

White House Makes Good On Patent Reform Promises, More Changes To Come

Adi Kamdar | Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) | February 20, 2014

The White House updated the nation on its commitment to curtail the patent troll problem and tie up some egregious loose ends in our patent system, announcing progress made on all fronts—as well as three new executive actions. [...] Read More »

Why Software Patents Are Evil

Simon Phipps | InfoWorld | March 16, 2012

Mark Cuban is no fool. A tech billionaire, the no-nonsense owner of the Dallas Mavericks is just the sort of person you'd expect to value software patents. So the title of his blog post this Tuesday, "I hope Yahoo crushes Facebook in its patent suit," may not look out of place to you... Read More »