“Our patent system was designed to promote inventions to benefit all by protecting the intellectual property of creative individuals and organizations. That would catalyze the free enterprise system �That premise remains sound. The processes, however, require changes to ensure invention are not delayed, missed altogether, or inadvertently infringed upon.”
—Frenchick, Grady. "U.S. Patent Setup Needs Reformation."
The Capitol Times & Wisconsin State Journal,
August, 1 2006
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The Coalition for Patent Fairness believes that the strength of our economy is grounded on strong and effective protections for intellectual property. Consumers benefit when they have a wide choice of products and innovation is encouraged. Our members come from a wide variety of industries, all of which need a healthy patent system.
Unfortunately, the current patent system is in need of reform. Over-broad patent grants stifle future innovators, while unjustified lawsuits that aim to extort settlements without regard to the merits of underlying patents clog the courts. Enactment of targeted patent reforms is necessary to ensure the future competitiveness of America.
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Nationwide, the number of patent litigation cases more than tripled between 1990 and 2007, and the number of defendants sued for patent infringement quadrupled, with a total increase of +404%. In 2007 alone, there has been a 30% increase in patent litigation cases since 2006, fueled primarily by the rising number of suits filed in the Eastern District of Texas.
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