US Inventor

Last night I had the honor of meeting with inventor and Congressman Thomas Massie (KY) in Texas to discuss patent policy. Great to have a true supporter of inventors in Congress.

The “Beacon of Hope” award is given to the individual who has most demonstrated a profound devotion to the fight for a fairer patent system, ensuring that inventors, entrepreneurs, and small businesses have the protections they need to thrive. Mr. Kiani, who started his company in his garage over three decades ago and grew it into a multi-billion-dollar enterprise, exemplifies this spirit. #usinventor #inventor #patent #beaconofhope

I made this before China took the lead in 37 of 44 crucial technologies. US Inventor has made significant headway in the battle to restore to American inventors and startups the legal ability to stop the theft of their patented technologies. But the interest we've created is being used by our adversaries to try to get bills passed that claim to solve the problems but don't. We must stand together and make sure that what gets passed will actually help us, rather than causing us to have to fight for another ten years or face total defeat. Join us to help in this crucial battle for America. You will be informed of what is happening, our calls to action and you'll be invited to our Zoom calls by signing our Inventor Rights Resolution here: https://lnkd.in/eHN_3ppb #patent #invention #inventor #ptab #china #intellectualproperty #innovation #startup

“The current USPTO Director has said a lot of very positive things about wanting to promote individual and small business being assaulted by foreign competition and foreign misuse of our systems, so I had some hope that maybe they would look at this and see what was going on…. But they didn’t…. they just denied it.” Joel Rothman, Managing Partner SRip Law . . . Since Kathi Vidal became the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in April 2022, there have been significant changes to the use of "director review” in patent law, specifically regarding decisions made by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Director review allows the USPTO director to intervene and review PTAB decisions, which can include granting or denying institution of inter partes review (IPR) and final decisions invalidating or upholding patents. I looked up some of the key changes under Director Vidal and read that the most significant change she has made was clarification on Sotera/Fintiv guidelines. Fintiv has allowed many IPR petitions to be denied based on parallel district court proceedings which has ultimately helped inventors not have to fight at District Court and the PTAB at the same time. Vidal has recently introduced guidelines to limit such Fintiv denials, called the Sotera Stipulation. Wait.....why would she limit the FINTIV denials that are helping small inventors? How many of these Sotera Stipulations have been allowed? Perhaps that is topic for another post? Come to find this new approach, or some will call it “a highly effective tool for petitioners” has overall benefited PATENT CHALLENGERS, making it easier for IPR petitions to proceed. This might explain a little bit of Joel Rothmans anger and give some understanding why Kathi “just denied” the review in favoring the foreign entity. . . . 💚 This post goes to my good friend, Carrie Hafeman, inventor of “Find my Device”. 💚 Today, October 15th, Carrie is having to fight in both district court and now the Federal Circuit because Director Kathi Vidal, advocate of women, minorities, and children to innovate and patent their ideas, has granted Google and Microsoft as parties of interest for LG, a South Korean foreign entity, the Sotera stipulation, even though she was only weeks away from her district court trial. . See my comment below for what the Sotera has done to Carrie's case. #usinventor US Inventor SRipLaw Joel Rothman

This clip is from one of the panels at our 2nd Annual US Inventor Conference, highlighting the hundreds of counterfeights and infringing knockoffs small inventors are enduring. In this clip, Will Boychuck, member of USI, and CTO of Qti.ai Qti.ai, expresses the “shocking” truth behind what American inventors are facing in today’s climate. US Inventor is proud to be the only group representing inventors and startups nationwide that is working exclusively to correct this and other parts of our broken system. Our mission is to restore the key part of the American Dream that involves innovation, by working with real inventors and walking the halls of congress to tell America’s true story and loss under our current legislation. Join US Inventor so you will be updated on what we are doing and are invited to our zoom calls where key experts talk about issues important to inventors and startups. You can start helping today, by simply signing our Inventor Rights Resolution at https://lnkd.in/gZ6szeiy Your signature is powerful and will help with our fight to restore the rights that were taken away from small inventors and their businesses. William Boychuck Joel Rothman Michael Benarde Tiffany Krumins Randy Landreneau #sharktank #usinventor #inventorrights #innovation

Our Keynote Speaker at our Second Annual US Inventor Conference was Joe Kiani, Founder of the public company Masimo. Joe was an independent inventor who became very successful. His most successful invention is the technology used in the clip that gets put on your finger in medical facilities around the world that non-invasively monitors your blood oxygen level. Here he is holding the US Inventor Beacon of Hope Trophy. Joe gave a very rousing talk about never giving up, no matter the adversity you face. And if you invent something today that has great value, you will face more adversity than has ever existed in the history of American innovation. A handful of huge corporations have lobbied into existence a massive change in our patent system. Unlike the past, you will rarely get your day in court with a jury and Due Process. You will be dragged into an unjust administrative court called the PTAB (Patent Trial and Appeal Board), where you will most likely have your patent invalidated. Joe Kiani and Masimo are embroiled in a patent infringement case with Apple that has been estimated to have cost them $100 million dollars so far. You and I must have effective patent rights that allow us to have our day in court, a fair court, where our attorneys can work on contingency. When the system is made fair again, the rampant theft of valuable inventions will stop. This is what US Inventor is fighting to achieve. Sign our Inventor Rights Resolution and join us! #inventor #invention #patent #ptab #china #startup #joshmalone #innovation #intellectualproperty

Hello Friends, Here's a clip from our Annual Conference. This was the last panel at the end of the conference. The panel was about advocacy for our rights, and when Molly made her strong statement about what is at stake, I kind of lost it and had to grab the mic. #invention #inventor #patent #ptab #innovation #china #advocacy #startup #intellectualproperty

Here are some of the inventors who made their voices heard on the Hill on the first day of the Second Annual US Inventor Conference in Washington, DC. Our strength is all of you, our members nationwide, who are willing to stand up and tell their lawmakers that they need to support legislation that restores inventors' rights, regardless of the powerful vested interests that don't want that to happen. Thank you to all the inventors who walked the halls with us, and thank you to all of you reading this who make your voices heard when your country needs you. As the year winds down, our adversaries will be working hard to get something passed that hurts us. Let's make sure that our lawmakers know the truth and what needs to be done. Be ready for the next call to action. #inventor #invention #patent #innovation #china #PTAB #startup #intellectualproperty #joshmalone

Last week over 125 inventors, business leaders, lawyers and advocates gathered for the 2nd annual US Inventor Conference. This was not your ordinary conference. This sampling of photos, in order as they are presented give a small taste of the three days. The group found unity and new friendship. The speakers brought inspiration and light. The sponsors and vendors brought influence and education. The house heard our voices and heard them loudly. We all met new friends and the community is growing fast. Stay tuned for more content from this amazing event. #usinventor

I have a zillion things I want to share about the last few days I spent at the US Inventor 2nd annual conference. I'm going to start with this post and photo I took with Scott Sander. Below is a piece taken from an article in The Medium about Scott's story. It hits home for me and for thousands of small inventors who have lost everything because they never got a day in court to protect their life's work. . . . Steve Jobs himself declared: “If protection of intellectual property begins to disappear, creative companies will disappear, or never get started. But, there’s a simpler reason: It’s wrong to steal. It hurts other people. And it hurts your own character.” It is said that “justice delayed is justice denied.” The great frustration of my professional life has been the inability to tell my “Steve story.” I was always told that the only people that need to hear it would be a JURY. Apple’s success in keeping the battle with SightSound in the arcane forums of patent law at the Patent Trial and Appeals Board, and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, has kept my story from ever being told. Because of the masterful manipulations of lawyers, and the swinging pendulum of patent law, a jury may never have the chance to decide if SightSound should have been compensated for its innovations. A jury may never hear me plead my case. Now you have. —Scott Sander #usinventor #balacingincentivesact https://lnkd.in/gX3NDz6C