On the Road: San Diego Inventors Forum The San Diego Inventors Forum recently named US Inventor's Paul Morinville, Inventor of the Month. Paul appeared and informed the group on the latest intellectual property and patent bills coming out of Congress. </center.
My view: The PATENT Act poses great threat to inventors A recent article appearing in the Deseret News outlines why current patent reform proposals in Congress are bad for inventors: "I am writing this to express how deeply troubled I am by harmful patent legislation that is currently before the U.S. Congress.
How patent laws are harming children and America’s innovative future Paul Morinville's new article updating his travels around the United States visiting with inventors about patent laws: I’ve been traveling the country this year meeting with inventor clubs. Even with the significant damage the courts and congress have brought to the patented
Patent litigation venue reform tips scales of justice against innovators Last year around October, the infringer lobby began a public relations campaign placing countless articles and op-eds villainizing the Eastern District of Texas (ED TX) in publications across the country. This appears to be the first step in cannibalizing H.R.9, the Innovation
Brief Of Amici Curiae Eleven Law Professors in Support of the Petition for Rehearing En Banc This amicus brief details the longstanding protection of patents as fundamental private property rights under the Constitution, reaching back to early 19th-century decisions by the Supreme Court and lower federal courts. This amicus brief builds upon recent
No consensus that broad patent ‘reform’ is necessary or helpful (Originally appearing in The Hill) Two recent op-eds published in The Hill argue that broad patent legislation—misleadingly labeled “reform”—is needed because the U.S. patent system is fundamentally broken. In the first, Timothy Lee contends that opponents “cannot with a straight face” argue
National Inventors' Day Ronald Reagan as President of the United States proclaimed February 11, 1983 as National Inventors' Day, Proclamation 5013, to "...call upon the people of the United States to observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and activities." Let us celebrate inventors as drivers of innovation and advancing our society.
Clemson University Pitch Competition Information The Inventor's Project is inviting you to join us on February 22nd at the Madren Center located on Clemson University's campus for an invention pitch competition. Prizes will be awarded to the top 3 finishers that present the most novel and IP ready inventions. Download the submission
“Progress of Science and Useful Arts:” Discovery, Innovation, and the Vital Role of Intellectual Property When: February 22nd, 2016 from 9:30am-2:00pm Where: 230 Madren Center Drive Clemson, S.C. 29634 Keynote Speaker: Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C. 3rd Congressional District, Congressional Inventions Caucus member Come and hear from the pros: How to Invent From Patent to
News of the Week – January 21st It has been a truism of the American economy for decades: When oil prices rise, the economy suffers; when they fall, growth improves. But the decline of oil prices over the last two years has failed to deliver the usual economic benefits (New York Times). Patent
