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Make Patent Reform Part of the Recovery Agenda

Lucy Van Schaijik · Jun 1, 2020 ·

In the face of the twin crises of public health and economic contraction, bold measures are necessary to stop the spread of COVID-19 and bring about a swift recovery.

Washington must also help revive domestic manufacturing and mitigate the risks posed by a supply chain that can be throttled by Chinese Communist Party edicts. Accomplishing all this requires reforming the U.S. patent system.

The basic idea behind protecting patents is sound. It provides innovators with a way to recoup the upfront costs of investment, and owning a patent is a signal of quality that makes startups attractive to investors.

But, as with any other government program, the implementation of this basic idea is vulnerable to being abused, and that abuse results in harm to business growth and economic development.

Read More: Inside Sources 

Patent Trolls Threaten Telemedicine at Worst Possible Time

Lucy Van Schaijik · May 18, 2020 ·

From northern Alaska to islands off Florida—and countless places in between—telemedicine is saving, extending, and improving American lives. As we’ve witnessed the rapid spread of the coronavirus disease in recent weeks, we can see that mobile devices and health applications are playing a critical role in the public health response—from accessing public health information to swift and safe consulting with a health care provider.

Read More: RealClearHealth

Firm wielding Theranos patents asks judge to block coronavirus test [Updated]

Lucy Van Schaijik · May 18, 2020 ·

Back in 2018, the disgraced biotech company Theranos sold its patent portfolio to Fortress Investment Group, a division of Softbank. Now two of those patents have wound up in the hands of a little-known firm called Labrador Diagnostics—and Labrador is suing a company called BioFire Diagnostics that makes medical testing equipment.

Read More: ArsTechnica.com

Protect the Constitution! Protect Patents

Lucy Van Schaijik · May 18, 2020 ·

One of the most brilliant parts of the Constitution is found in Article One, Section Eight, Clause Eight.  To save everyone the trouble of looking it up, that is the section of the Constitution that directs Congress to secure patents and copyrights for authors and inventors.

Read More: townhall.com

Opinion: Why proportionality is key for patent injunctions

Lucy Van Schaijik · May 18, 2020 ·

Vanessa Bailey, global director of IP policy at Intel Corporation, urges lawmakers to carefully balance the interests of different parties and the public when considering whether an injunction is an appropriate remedy

Read More: ManagingIP.com 

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