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.
Other Voices |
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| The Hill on CBMs: “Light at the end of the tunnel for patent reform, or an oncoming train?,” 06/03/15 |
| Breitbart on CBMs: “Google Seeks Advantage in Patent Reform,” 11/27/13 |
| Forbes on CBMs: “Will Patent Reform Aid or Cripple Companies and Investors?” 11/12/13 |
| RedState on CBMs: “Stop Trial Lawyers But Protect Innovators,” 11/11/13 |
| Patriot Action on CBMs: “Big Business Angling for New Loophole to Steal Patents,” 11/10/13 |
| Human Events on CBMs: “Congress to Give Google, Trolls A Patent Theft ‘Hall Pass’,” 11/10/13 |
| Kappos Offers Fact-Driven Analysis of the Software Patent System, BSA Techpost 11/20/2012 |
 ATR Patent Reform Litigation Letter, 10/29/2013 |
| ATR Patent Reform Litigation Letter, 10/29/2013 |
| Conservative Group Letter to the House and Senate Judiciary regarding CBM, 10/29/2013 |
| Joint Letter from Conservative Organizations Opposing CBM Expansion, 10/29/2013 |
| Joint Letter from Small Tech Companies Opposing CBM Expansion, 10/28/2013 |