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Patents
There have been many efforts to reform the patent systems starting in 1919 and continuing today with major legislation being considered in Congress. For a comprehensive listing of these reform efforts see:
- "Patent Reform: The Future of American Innovation" (U.S. Senate, Judiciary Committee, June 6, 2007)
- Oversight Hearing on: American Innovation at Risk: "The Case for Patent Reform" (U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property, 2007)
- A Patent System for the 21st Century (National Research Council of the National Academies, 2004)
- US Patent and Trademark Office: Transforming to Meet the Challenges of the 21st Century (National Academy of Public Administration, August 2005) Note:Please refer to Table 1-5, "Principal Recommendations of Panels and Institutions Studying the Patent System" on page 21 (page 46 in the PDF).
- Innovation and Its Discontents: How our Broken Patent System is Endangering Innovation and Progress, and What to Do About It (Adam B. Jaffe and Josh Lerner, Princeton University Press, 2004) Note: See pages 200-202 for a discussion on software patents.
- "Innovation and Its Discontents" (Wall Street Journal, March 21, 2006) (Subscription Required)
The Congressional Oversight Hearing on: American Innovation at Risk: "The Case for Patent Reform," held on February 15, 2007, indicates the continued momentum toward patent reform in the 110th Congress. Rep. Howard L. Berman, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property, announced plans to introduce a patent reform bill in the near future with both bipartisan and bi-cameral support. Overall, there is a consensus that the improvement of patent quality is an essential step in the movement toward patent reform. To learn more about the EDUCAUSE role in relation to patents: Reform of Patent Law.
The Software Patent Controversy
- A History of Software Patents (Wikipedia)
- Software Patent Index (BitLaw: A Resource on Technology Law)
- Are Software Patents Evil? (Paul Graham)
- Patent Busting Project(Electronic Frontier Foundation)
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EDUCAUSE Library Items for Patents
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Patents
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Patents True Patents There have been many efforts to…
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What We're Reading, April 2013
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April 25, 2013
"The 3-D Printing Revolution: Dreams Made Real, One Layer at a Time," Rachel Ehrenberg, Science News 183 (5) (March 9, 2013) http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feature/id/348429/de…
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Intellectual Property, Jobs, and the U.S. Economy
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April 20, 2012
As yet another part of the Administration’s emphasis to reform the U.S. intellectual property system, on April 11, 2012 the Department of Commerce released the report, “Intellectual Prope…
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'Piracy'
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February 3, 2010
In a new book, Piracy: The Intellectual Property Wars from Gutenberg to Gates (University of Chicago Press), Adrian Johns details the long history of the term and its battles, arguing tha…
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Blackboard Settles Longstanding Patent Fight With Rival Desire2Learn
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December 16, 2009
Just weeks ago Blackboard said it would appeal its patent battle against rival Desire2Learn all the way to the Supreme Court, but on Tuesday both companies announced that they have settled th…
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2012 State of the Net Conference Highlights
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January 24, 2012
From Jan. 17 -18, EDUCAUSE Policy team representatives attended “State of the Net,” the largest Internet policy conference in the country, which is hosted by the Congressional Internet Caucu…
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Painful Lesson on Patents
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October 2, 2009
Federal court's ruling denying Stanford rights to researcher's invention points to tension over policies on institutional vs. faculty ownership. …
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United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Blackboard vs. Desire2Learn
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July 27, 2009
The Federal Circuit has ruled in favor of Desire2Learn across the board and confirmed that all 38 patent claims asserted by Blackboard are invalid. Case decided July 27, 2009. …
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Implementing the New Patent Law: What It Could Mean for Campuses
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September 30, 2011
Recently, President Obama signed into law the “ America Invents Act (AIA).” Intended to reduce patent backlog at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and to foster inno…
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President Signs Patent Reform Law
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September 16, 2011
Today, September 16, 2011, President Obama signed the America Invents Act , the first major revision of the patent system in almost 60 years. The legislation had strong support from man…
