Careful Vetting Required for IP Czar Nominee Vishal Amin Vishal Amin, IP Czar Nominee As Senior Counsel of the House Judiciary Committee, Vishal Amin was an architect of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), the administrative tribunal that has destroyed thousands of patents, destabilized the U.S. patent system, and sent venture
Obama Holdovers Driving Trump Patent Policy In his first speech to Congress, President Donald J. Trump finished strong, talking about how inventors can make the American economy great again. You might expect that from a branding pioneer. His billions are built on intellectual property; the Trump Organization owns hundreds of trademarks around
Sign our Petition - State of the Patent System and Required Legislation State of the Patent System and Required Legislation Our U.S. patent system no longer encourages investment in new technologies. Patents are now liabilities for inventors. Our USPTO discourages the creation of new technologies by enabling big corporations to crush startups
USPTO Breaks President Trump’s “One-In Two-Out” Executive Order (This article first appeared in IPWatchDog) It would appear as if Obama holdover Michelle K. Lee continues to run the USPTO. More than six weeks after President Trump’s Inauguration Lee is delivering remarks at PPAC and PTAB Bar Association on March 2, 2017, appearing
The America Invents Act was Wrong from the Start USI Board Member Adrian Pelkus Congressman Darrel Issa was the guest at a town hall meeting held at AMN Healthcare in San Diego when he first began pitching the America Invents Act (AIA). I was in the audience. Of those attending,
Why Inventors Protest Congressman Issa US Inventor's Paul Morinville, along with other passionate inventors, took to the streets this weekend to protest Congressman Darrell Issa and his views on Intellectual Property policy. Paul writes: "Issa bullied through the America Invents Act to ingratiate his friends and contributors at the CTA. While Issa
Adrian Pelkus to Join US Inventor's Board of Directors Date: 9/22/2016 Contact: charles@usinventor.org Adrian Pelkus to Join US Inventor's Board of Directors US Inventor announces a new appointment to its Board of Directors for 2016. Joining the Board of Directors is Adrian Pelkus who has 30 years’ experience in R&D, electronic product design
The Power of Inventing in Kansas City September 2016 On September 19th, 2016 The Inventor's Project and the Ennovation Center, a Kansas City based business development incubator, hosted The Power of Inventing: How to Invent, Protect, and Maximize Your Creativity at the Kauffman Foundation Conference Center. Joining local area inventors and entrepreneurs
Statement on UN High-Level Panel on Access to Medicines Final Report Date: 9/14/2016 Contact: dave@blueskinsolutions.com Statement on UN High-Level Panel on Access to Medicines Final Report US Inventor is disappointed with the recommendations in the final report by the UN High-Level Panel on Access to Medicines (HLP). As shown by the
America’s Need For Strong Intellectual Property Protection (This article first appeared in IPWatchDog) The need for strong protection of intellectual property rights is greater now than it was at the dawn of our republic. Our Forefathers and the Framers of the U.S. Constitution recognized the need to secure those rights in Article
