Organisation: US Senate Committee on the Judiciary

Visiting Washington DC patent people filled me with optimism

Saturday Opinion: US Congress sentiment on patent reform has been swayed by national security concerns, Big Tech probes, and innovation stories that combat “patent troll” talk

04 May 2024

Opponents, supporters of US patent eligibility reform lobby hard in Congress

Senators Chris Coons and Thom Tillis are working to bring the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act to mark-up in the Senate Judiciary Committee

10 April 2024

US patent eligibility reform bill hearing reveals deep dividing lines

Senators and witnesses before the US Senate Judiciary Committee's subcommittee on intellectual property called for Section 101 reform detractors to remove hurdles and propose improvements to the Patent Eligibility Reform Act of 2023

24 January 2024

The US patent system is weakened. New Congressional legislation could fix it

Saturday opinion: Retired Judge Paul Michel of the Federal Circuit argues that all innovator lobby groups should support pending reform bills to the PTAB and patent eligibility

11 November 2023

America Invents Act co-author bemoans PTAB harassment of patent owners

Former Representative Lamar Smith supports reforms in PREVAIL Act at Senate hearing over the bill, but other witnesses feel PTAB judges do a good job

09 November 2023

Permanent injunctions by US courts in the post-eBay era

As reform advocates push for legislation to restore injunctive relief to patent cases, Docket Navigator data shows the rare cases that can still win injunctions under the challenging eBay test

06 November 2023

US senator searching for patent injunction bill co-sponsor to kill eBay precedent

IAM understands that Chris Coons plans to file legislation to create a presumption that a winning patent holder should get a permanent injunction

03 November 2023

USPTO Director opines on EU’s SEP proposal, reforms to PTAB and Section 101

Kathi Vidal revealed at a Senate hearing that the US government will seek stakeholder feedback on international SEP policy, plus she pledged to assist US legislation on PTAB, Section 101, and curbing counterfeits

27 July 2023

Magistrate Judge Jennifer L Hall has ‘impeccable credentials’ for Delaware judge nomination

Docket Navigator shows Hall has presided over nearly 190 patent cases as a judge and previously had patent litigation experience in private practice

10 July 2023

If Leahy’s PTAB bill was a dark night for patentees, Coons’ legislation is daylight

Saturday opinion: The proposal to reform the Patent Trial and Appeal Board could not be more pro-patentee compared to former Senator Patrick Leahy’s attempt last Congress

24 June 2023