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Innovation Gadfly
- December 9, 2024
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Vishal Amin and the USPTO: A Threat to American Innovation

I first met Vishal Amin in October 2013. He was Representative Lamar Smith’s senior lawyer on the House Judiciary Committee driving the Innovation Act to passage. My company had just lost its investors due to the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act’s (AIA) creation of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Back then, the PTAB was […]

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Paul Morinville is Founder and Executive Director of SPARK Innovation.  SPARK Innovation strives to create an policy environment ...
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Innovation Gadfly
- September 10, 2024
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The RESTORE Act Fails; Codifies the Effects of eBay

The U.S. Constitution constructs a patent as nothing but an “exclusive Right,” the very essence of a private property right. As such, for two centuries preceding 2006, over 90% of patent owners who won patent infringement cases were awarded injunctive relief. Infringers knew ahead of time that the courts would stop their infringement, which could […]

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Paul Morinville is Founder and Executive Director of SPARK Innovation.  SPARK Innovation strives to create an policy environment ...
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Innovation Gadfly
- July 31, 2024
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Rep. Darrell Issa Proposes Legislation Harmful to Startups and Inventors

Rep. Darrell Issa, the Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee’s IP Subcommittee, recently introduced draft legislation titled the Litigation Transparency Act of 2024 (LTA).  Issa knows this legislation is bad for inventors and startups because it was explained clearly to him in a hearing in his IP Subcommittee. You can read more about this hearing […]

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Paul Morinville is Founder and Executive Director of SPARK Innovation.  SPARK Innovation strives to create an policy environment ...
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Innovation Gadfly
- July 3, 2024
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The Foundation of Innovation: Why Was Patent Protection Enshrined in the US Constitution?

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In the intricate framework of America’s founding documents, patent protection holds a specific and distinct place, reflecting the wise foresight of the founding fathers of our great country. The prominence of patent protection in the US Constitution was no afterthought; on the contrary, it emerged as a pivotal instrument to foster innovation, promote progress, and […]

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Andre' DiMino is a technology business executive with an extensive engineering and science background in the design, development, ...
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Innovation Gadfly
- June 18, 2024
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Why Third-Party Litigation Funding Is A Misguided Focus

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On June 12, 2024, the House IP Subcommittee held a hearing called The U.S. Intellectual Property System and the Impact of Litigation Financed by Third-Party Investors and Foreign Entities. The hearing was about third-party litigation funding (TPLF) related to patent litigation and the perceived national security risks of hidden hostile foreign funders. Some of the […]

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Paul Morinville is Founder and Executive Director of SPARK Innovation.  SPARK Innovation strives to create an policy environment ...
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Innovation Gadfly
- May 7, 2024
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Shut Up! Denied Right to Defend Your Rights

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Inventors naturally solve problems that others have not. Tom Waugh had a successful business in Alabama, providing fittings and parts for utility poles and electrical systems. Utility poles must be strong and durable, especially tall ones with many lines. The metal utility poles that existed before Tom got involved required taking large sheets of metal […]

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Innovation Gadfly
- May 2, 2024
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New Legislation that Restores America’s Leadership in Innovation

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On April 26, 2024, Representatives Thomas Massie and Marcy Kaptur introduced the Restoring America’s Leadership in Innovation Act (RALIA) in the House Judiciary IP Subcommittee. RALIA is one of those rare bills that actually does what its title says it does. RALIA restores America’s leadership in innovation, which is very much in the interest of […]

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Paul Morinville is Founder and Executive Director of SPARK Innovation.  SPARK Innovation strives to create an policy environment ...