In an era where intellectual property (IP) drives economic dominance, the United States faces a critical challenge: multinational corporations offshoring their patent portfolios to low-tax havens, eroding the nation’s tax base and undermining fair competition. Recent proposals from President Donald Trump’s Commerce Department transition team offer a bold solution—an annual tax on patents valued at […]
Imagine a company that spends years, millions of dollars, and countless hours on a breakthrough product, only to have its intellectual property (IP) stolen by a single sentence hidden in a routine document. Unfortunately, this isn’t a hypothetical scenario. It’s the central issue in Vicor Corporation v. International Trade Commission, a case that threatens to dismantle […]
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a sweeping piece of must-pass legislation, is moving through the U.S. Senate under budget reconciliation. These omnibus bills often become vehicles for advancing pet projects and rewarding campaign donors. Lawmakers can quietly attach provisions that benefit allies as long as they’re not controversial enough to jeopardize the larger package allowing […]
The United States has long been a beacon of innovation, driving global advancements in technology and securing economic and national security through intellectual property protections. However, this leadership is under threat, and SPARK US Innovation, a group dedicated to advancing critical emerging technologies (CET), is sounding the alarm. SPARK opposes the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of […]
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is the cornerstone of America’s innovation engine, issuing patents that fuel technological advancement and economic growth. However, perceptions of poor patent quality, driven by vague claim language, inconsistent examinations, costly litigation, and occasional bad rulings by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) or the […]
In 2007, the United States led the world in 60 out of 64 technologies critical to our economic and national security. However, warning signs that a shift had occurred emerged in 2018 when it was reported that China accounted for 48% of global Artificial Intelligence (AI) startup funding in 2017, surpassing the U.S., which held […]
There’s a nasty little game going on in the U.S. patent system—one that no one in Washington seems willing to talk about. Big Tech corporations, the same ones screaming the loudest about imaginary “patent trolls” and “bad patents”, are quietly withholding prior art from the USPTO. Then, when those patents get issued, they turn around […]
In 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court handed Big Tech a loaded weapon. They called it Alice v. CLS Bank (Alice). Framed as a fix for so-called “bad patents,” the decision was pitched as a way to stop vague, overly broad ideas from getting patent protection. What it actually did was gut the patent system for […]
On March 21, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court gathered for one of its Conference meetings, where the Justices quietly decide which cases to hear and which to dismiss. Their decisions rest largely on memos from clerks—young attorneys who wield enormous influence over which issues make it to the highest court in the land. One such […]
