By Tom Zuber and Jeff Zuber of Zuber Lawler & Del Duca
A unanimous Supreme Court held that a state legal malpractice claim involving a patent issue did not “arise under” federal patent law, and thus did not belong in federal court. In Gunn, et al., v. Minton, No. 11-1118 (U.S. Feb. 20, 2013), the Court found that while resolution of a… More...
Representatives Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) have introduced HR 845, the bipartisan Saving High-tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act to protect American innovators and companies from frivolous patent lawsuits that cost jobs and resources. More...
The House of Representatives has passed legislation authored by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) to implement two patent law treaties that will help American businesses expand into foreign markets, sending the bill to the White House for signature. More...
The Senate has approved by unanimous consent legislation to implement a pair of patent law treaties that will help American businesses expand into foreign markets by reducing obstacles for obtaining patent protection overseas. More...
The U.S. Senate Thursday passed historic legislation making the first comprehensive reforms to the nation’s patent system in nearly 60 years. More...
The House of Representatives has passed a bill sponsored by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) that updates the country’s patent system to “encourage innovation, job creation and economic growth.” More...
The House Judiciary Committee has approved the America Invents Act (H.R. 1249), a bill to modernize and reform the patent system. The bill was reported favorably to the House floor by a vote of 32-3. More...
The European Commission has unveiled a package of legislative proposals that seeks to radically reduce the cost of patents in Europe by up to 80%. More...
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) has introduced a proposal to modernize and reform the patent system. More...
The Patent Reform Act, now named the America Invents Act, is now in the hands of the House of Representatives after the Senate passed the proposed legislation by a vote of 95 to 5 on March 8, 2011. More...
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) David Kappos has announced details of President Obama’s $2.71 billion fiscal year (FY) 2012 budget request for the USPTO. More...
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