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4 Signs the U.S. Position as Global Innovation Leader is Under Threat

1 Patents and VC funds are moving overseas Did you know that patents often play an integral role in securing venture capital funding? In fact, a startup that holds a patent significantly increases its probability of securing VC funding1. Financial Times Global Business Columnist Rana Foroohar echoed that sentiment in a recent column, writing: “There 4 Signs the U.S. Position as Global Innovation Leader is Under Threat

Why Patents Matter More Than Ever in 2018

IP is an Important Economic Driver for the U.S. Economy Did you know that every two jobs in intellectual property-intensive industries support one other job elsewhere in the economy1? Plus, IP-intensive industries account for $6.6 trillion of the U.S. GDP1. Strong patent protections will help ensure that the American inventor continues to drive job creation Why Patents Matter More Than Ever in 2018

ICYMI: Former Chief Judge Paul Michel Gives Congress Nine Reasons Why Patents Matter

Patents are crucial to the U.S. economy. That’s what Paul R. Michel, former chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, told members of the U.S House of Representatives’ Judiciary Committee. Both in-person and in supplemental testimony, Michel strongly urged Congress to strengthen the patent system in order to support the ICYMI: Former Chief Judge Paul Michel Gives Congress Nine Reasons Why Patents Matter

Financial Times Says Strong Patent Protections Promote Strong Economic Growth

Financial Times global business columnist Rana Foroohar published an insightful and well-researched column in October that highlighted the importance of strong patent protections to the U.S. economy. She wrote: “There is little doubt that strong IP protection is linked to stronger economic growth. A recent paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research found that Financial Times Says Strong Patent Protections Promote Strong Economic Growth

The Truth About Patent Lawsuits

Save the Inventor and its allies are committed to protecting small inventors, innovators, and businesses in the United States against overbroad patent legislation that threatens to weaken the patent system. Over the last few years, there has been a consistent narrative from anti-patent organizations and companies claiming that patent litigation is on the rise and The Truth About Patent Lawsuits