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Surely We Can Find a Better Use For $83 Billion
A new study from the Progressive Policy Institute puts the economic cost of patent trolls at $83 billion. Patent trolls are capitalizing on a system which, as currently constituted, does not adequately service our growing economy. It is a system within our power to reconstruct, and while that work is underway, we need this community to continue to support those efforts to bring them to fruition.
Recess is Over. What Now For Tech Policy?
As D.C. returns to work this week, we reset our focus on what remains of the first session of the 113th Congress, still hopeful for movement on immigration reform, patent litigation reform, and other issues that impact the tech community.
Can The U.S. Follow New Zealand and Ban Software Patents?
In banning software patents, New Zealand has done the equivalent of amending section 101 of the Patent Act that helps define what is, and is not, patentable. As a refresher, this oft-cited section is intended to preclude patent protection for laws of nature, natural phenomena, and abstract ideas. Can the U.S. do the same?
Engine On-Air Episode 1: The Software Patent Problem
Join us as we discuss the patent system: how it should work, why it doesn't, and what we can do about it.
Help Bring Patent Trolls Out of the Darkness
Today, we’re excited to partner with the Electronic Frontier Foundation and a coalition of organizations and law schools to launch Trolling Effects, a resource to empower entrepreneurs targeted by patent trolls. Patent troll lawsuits represented 62 percent of all patent litigation in 2012, and the costs associated with these suits amount to billion of dollars, stalling business growth, delaying products, and robbing startups of precious resources.
Why We Should Care About Trade Agreements
The best trade agreements strengthen relationships with nations and regions vital to United States foreign and economic policy. When it comes to the secretive discussions around the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), however, any benefits might also come with now-unseen costs to startups and the tech industry as a whole if negotiators do not consider unintended consequences.
Put Washington to Work for Startups
Engine Advocacy is excited to report that legislation was introduced in the in the House yesterday to partner with Startup Act 2.0, a bipartisan bill unveiled two weeks ago in the Senate. Startup Act 2.0 addresses the critical needs of startups, especially on issues such as immigration, innovation, and capital gains.