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January 9, 2024
As we enter 2024, major policy initiatives are pending at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and in Congress aimed at overhauling certain aspects of Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) practice.
November 16, 2023
On November 8, 2023, the US Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property heard testimony from four witnesses on the proposed Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital...
September 11, 2023
I. Introduction - The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (“AIA”) was years in the making.  From the first patent reform bill introduced by Representative Lamar Smith in June 20052...
April 22, 2023
Every year, the federal government issues thousands of regulations.According to the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO), federalagencies produced 5,476 final rules between April 1, 1996, andAugust 21, 1997.
April 6, 2023
G.O.P. leaders have talked tough about investigating the New York prosecutor bringing charges against the former president, but behind the scenes, they are weighing how to move ahead.
March 31, 2023
On the whole, the Regulatory Accountability Act represents a positive step toward regulatory reform.
October 27, 2022
The Senate is expected soon to consider H.R. 3756, the Treasury andpostal appropriations bill, which includes funding for the WhiteHouse Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
January 31, 2022
The industry was divided on a contentious piece of US legislation, clones got bemoaned, and consoles were (as usual) completely doomed
January 31, 2022
The industry was divided on a contentious piece of US legislation, clones got bemoaned, and consoles were (as usual) completely doomed
December 16, 2020
By Victor Thorn — On April 16, Senator Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) introduced sweeping immigration reform legislation (S. 744) into Congress. Almost immediately, seven senators lent their names to cosponsor the bill, namely Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Richard Durbin (D-Ill.), Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), John McCain (R-Ariz.), Robert Menéndez (D-N.J.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.). An April 17 column revealed that it would take congressmen almost three days of nonstop reading ...