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Jul 22, 2021 · The problems of low-quality patents are on stark display as the count of patent litigations and their associated costs are on the rise.
- Stefan Lederer
Jan 3, 2022 · Overview. The changing of the guard at the USPTO brings new changes in the patent dispute landscape. With the uncertainty of Fintiv, United States v. Arthrex, Inc., and pandemic recovery, operating companies have been less contentious than in years past.
Oct 5, 2017 · The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted some pretty ridiculous patents over the years. It makes me wonder about the quality of patents they’re not granting.
Jun 23, 2021 · The U.S. Senate is moving forward with two bills that would enrich patent trolls, patent system insiders, and a few large companies that rely on flimsy patents, at the expense of everyone else. One bill, the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA) would bring back some of the worst software...
- Open Records in Courts, and at The Patent Office
- Fighting For Strong Defenses Against Bad Patents
- Speaking Up For Users at The Patent Office
Patent cases in particular suffer from a problem of overzealous secrecy. In 2019, EFF intervenedin a court case called Uniloc v. Apple to defend the public’s right to know the details of what’s going on in patent cases. This case was an egregious one, in which a patent troll that had sued hundreds of companies was sealing up court records showing w...
The USPTO grants hundreds of thousands of patents each year, and examiners don’t have enough time to get it right. That’s why it’s critical that we have a robust patent review system, which gives people and companies threatened over patents a chance to get a patent reviewed by professionals—without spending the millions of dollars that a jury trial...
Finally, at two different times this year, EFF filed comments with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office expressing our opposition to the agency’s continued efforts to increase the number of patent monopolies that are created at the public’s expense. First, we spoke out against proposed regulationsthat would have opened the floodgates to new and unn...
Sep 30, 2021 · Figure 16: IPRs remained the most popular post-grant proceeding at the PTAB. However, reexaminations account for 17.7% of all patent challenges at the USPTO, an 3% increase from last quarter. Explore this data further on Unified’s Portal.
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Jul 1, 2021 · Rather than create pure chaos, the Supreme Court identified a simple way to resolve the issue-- the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director merely needed to retain the power to review APJ’s final decisions.
