The Need for
Balanced Reform
Abusive patent litigation creates a heavy burden for companies across the US economy — slowing innovation, undermining competitiveness and stunting economic growth. The problem demands targeted legislative solutions that balance the scales in the legal system to make life harder for bad actors and better for innovators.
BSA recommends four principles for effective patent reform:
1. Litigation abuses are the problem, not
patents.
2. The solution is to deter bad actors by
reducing the skewed incentives in the
legal system that make opportunistic
litigation an attractive business model.
3. The law should provide the same
incentives for all inventors;
discriminating against certain types of
technology innovation would undermine
US competitiveness.
4. Improving patent quality is critical, and
USPTO cannot do its vital part without
adequate resources.
News & Commentary
- BSA News Release, 03/19/2015:
BSA Stresses Critical Need for Reform to End Patent Abuse in Senate Testimony - BSA News Release, 03/18/2015:
Abusive Patent Lawsuits Will Not End Without Legislation, Says BSA in Letter to Senate - BSA News Release, 03/09/2015:
BSA Applauds Marti, Lee Confirmations - BSA News Release, 07/01/2014:
BSA Welcomes Release of Draft Bill to Curb Patent Demand Letter Abuses - BSA News Release, 06/19/2014:
Supreme Court’s CLS Bank Decision Is a Victory for Innovation, Says BSA - BSA News Release, 05/21/2014:
Keep Pressing for Patent Reform, BSA Urges - BSA News Release, 01/30/2014:
Broad Coalition of Innovators Urges Senate to Reject Efforts to Expand Controversial CBM Program
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