Press Release: Innovation Alliance Applauds House Vote to Help Alleviate PTO Funding Crisis, July 8, 2009.
The Hill, “Don’t Pit One Part of Economy Against Another,” Rep. Don Manzullo (Op-ed), June 23, 2009.
The Hill, “Tech Giants are Aiming to Infringe,” Rep. Marcy Kaptur (Op-ed), June 23, 2009.
Law360, "Patent Damages Best Left To Courts: Chief Judge," June 2, 2009.
EE Times, " 'Patent Assassins' Ad Stirs Reform Debate," Rick Merritt, April 21, 2009.
Press Release: House Patent Bill Viewed as Harmful to U.S. Economy at Judiciary Committee Hearing, April 30, 2009.
Testimony: Prepared testimony by Bernard J. Cassidy, Senior Vice President & General Counsel at Tessera, Inc. before the House Judiciary Committee, April 30, 2009.
Press Release: Statement by U.S. Reps. Don Manzullo (R-IL) and Mike Michaud (D-ME) on why the House Patent Bill Would Hurt American Manufacturers, Inventors, April 30, 2009.
Press Release: Innovation Alliance Sees Progress in Senate Judiciary Committee's Approval of Patent Reform Bill - But Consensus Legislation Still Not Achieved, April 2, 2009.
Press Release: Innovation Alliance Sees Some Progress in Proposed New Version of Patent Reform Act, March 31, 2009.
Press Release: Patent Reform Markup Reveals Much Work Remains, March 26, 2009.
Press Release: Innovation Alliance Congratulates Secretary Locke on Senate Confirmation, March 25, 2009.
C-SPAN Video: “Debate on Congressional Bills for Patent Laws,” featuring Taraneh Maghame of Tessera Inc., March 21, 2009.
Press Release: Qualcomm FTC Testimony Highlights Division in Tech Industry on Patent Business Practices and Legislation, March 18, 2009.
Press Release: Tessera and Innovation Alliance Urge Senate to Focus on Consensus Aspects of Patent Bill, March 10, 2009.
Testimony: Prepared Testimony of Taraneh Maghame, Vice President, Tessera, Inc., Before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary Hearing on: “Patent Reform in the 111th Congress: Legislation and Recent Court Decisions,” March 10, 2009.
Recent Letters:
- Letter from Conservative Groups that Oppose Current Patent Reform Act of 2009, March 18, 2009.
- Letter from Judiciary Committee Republicans, March 11, 2009.
- Letters from 7 Senators to Senators Leahy and Hatch on Patent Reform Legislation, March 9, 2009.
- Multi-Union Letter to Congress, March 9, 2009.
- Green Tech Letter to Senators Leahy and Hatch, March 9, 2009.
Press Release: Innovators Disappointed at Introduction of “Anti-Stimulus” Patent Bill, March 3, 2009.
Summary of New Study: “U.S. Supreme Court and Federal Circuit Patent Cases (2006-Present), Judicial Patent Reform at Work,” March 2009.
New Study: “Judicial Patent Reform: How Recent Federal Court Decisions Have Already Shifted the Balance Between Patent Holders and Patent Users," March 2009.
Press Release: Innovation Alliance Names Brian Pomper as Executive Director, February 27, 2009.
Press Release: Innovation Alliance Applauds Locke Nomination for Secretary of Commerce, February 26, 2009.
Press Release: Development of Green Technologies Reliant on Strong Patent Protections, February 25, 2009.
Public Hearing: Federal Trade Commission, “The Evolving IP Marketplace - Remedies,” February 11-12, 2009. Click here to listen to panelists: Taraneh Maghame, Vice President, M&A and Government Relations, Tessera, Inc.; and Bryan Lord, Vice President of Financing & Licensing and General Counsel, AmberWave Systems Corp.
Press Release: FTC Urged to Weigh Competitive Impact of Intellectual Property Rules on a Variety of Business Models, February 11, 2009.
Comments at FTC Hearing: Innovation Alliance's written comments submitted in response to questions from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), February 11, 2009.
Fact Sheet: Protecting America’s Patent System: The First Step Towards Job Creation and Economic Growth, February 2009.
BNA, Nathan Pollard, "IP Groups Praise Obama's Appointment Of Sen. Judd Gregg for Commerce Secretary," February 5, 2009.
New Research: “The Innovation Imperative: Building America’s Invisible Edge for the 21st Century,” by Mark Blaxill and Ralph Eckardt, Winter 2009.
EETimes.com, "Patent Pending: Backlog is an Issue in Reform Push," Rick Merritt, January 26, 2009.
Press Release: New Study Points to Big U.S. Job Loss if Congress Adopts “Apportionment” of Damages in Patent Reform Legislation, January 15, 2009.
New Research: The Likely Adverse Effects of an Apportionment-Centric System of Patent Damages, by Scott Shane, Ph.D., Professor of Economics, Case Western Reserve University, January 14, 2009.
Public Hearing: On December 5th, the Federal Trade Commission hosted, “The Evolving IP Marketplace,” a public hearing to explore the evolving market for intellectual property (IP). Click here to listen to the keynote address by The Honorable Paul R. Michel, Chief Judge, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Press Release: Innovation Alliance Urges House to Approve Legislation to Increase Protections for Intellectual Property, September 28, 2008.
Press Release: Innovation Alliance Statement on Introduction of New Patent Reform Legislation, September 24, 2008.
Gulf Breeze News [Op-ed], “Don't Mess with American Ingenuity, Douglas Schoen, July 16, 2008.
The Associated Press, "Unions Pounce on Patent Reform," April 2, 2008.
Press Release: More Than 1000 Organizations From All 50 States Have Expressed Opposition to Current Patent Reform Act, March 26, 2008.
Letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee, March 6, 2008.
Press Release: CBO Estimates Significant Public and Private Costs for the Patent Reform Act of 2007, February 19, 2008. [Click here to view CBO Report]
Moving Beyond the Rhetoric: Jury Damage Verdicts in Patent Infringement Cases, 2005-2007.
January 2008, Innovation Alliance Objections to S.1145 Patent Reform Act.





