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For the first 200 years of its history, the U.S. patent system safeguarded startup inventions, compelling would-be infringers to acquire startups, license patents, or develop alternative designs. This robust patent protection fueled competitive markets, enabling America to lead the world through every technological revolution, from potash processing to smartphones. To avoid the risk of disruptive […]

Brian Tabox’s four-hour drive in Los Angeles traffic to meet with Dr. Howard Sartin, a psychologist best known for devising an approach for handicapping horse races, demonstrated his flexibility and commitment.  The trip was part of his efforts to help retirement investors and provided Brian with valuable insight.  Dr. Sartin told Brian that the surveys […]

The Patent System: A Shield That’s Broken When you invent something, a patent is supposed to protect your idea. It’s like a shield that lets you say, “This is mine. I created this, and no one else can take it.” But today, that shield doesn’t work for small inventors. Big companies use something called the […]

The Supreme Court’s 2006 decision in eBay v MercExchange (eBay) changed two centuries of historical precedent and law by severely curtailing the availability of injunctive relief in patent cases. This decision is among the top reasons why China now leads the world in 37 of 44 technologies critical to our economic and national security. Recognizing […]

In June 2023, the Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership (PREVAIL) Act was introduced in the Senate and the House (S.2220 and H.R.4370) to address the extraordinary cost and absurdly high patent invalidation rate of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).   The corporate lobby claims PREVAIL fixes the PTAB and its astronomical […]

If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?  A recent study by the Sunwater Institute “Patent Quality in the United States, Findings and Suggestions for Policy Makers” should have landed with a deafening sound but has been largely ignored.  It finds that the […]

China can steal their way to technological parity with the U.S., but China cannot steal from the U.S. what it has not yet invented. So how did China take the global lead in 37 of 44 technologies critical to the economic and national security of the United States? The answer can only be that China […]