BIO Submits Comments to Chairman Goodlatte, Chairman Leahy, Rep. Conyers, and Senator Grassley
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A coalition of industry and university representatives, including BIO, submitted a letter to Chairman Goodlatte, Chairman Leahy, Rep. Conyers, and Senator Grassley address concerns related to harmful patent enforcement practices.</p>
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The Honorable Bob Goodlatte Chairman Committee on the Judiciary U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 |
The Honorable John Conyers Ranking Member Committee on the Judiciary U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 |
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The Honorable Patrick Leahy Chairman Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 |
The Honorable Chuck Grassley Ranking Member Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 |
Dear Chairman Goodlatte, Chairman Leahy, Rep. Conyers, and Senator Grassley:
The undersigned represent a broad coalition whose members represent the majority of the nation’s patent holders and inventors. We are a diverse array of American innovators, ranging from universities and non-profit foundations, to start-ups and small businesses, to manufacturing, technology, and life sciences companies. Together we represent thousands of organizations that employ millions of workers in the United States. All of our members believe that the future of the U.S. economy, including domestic job growth and our competitive advantage in the global economy, depends on a strong patent system that incentivizes innovators to invent and protects their inventions from unfair copying by others.
We appreciate the hard work you and your staffs have undertaken to craft a bill to target abusive practices in patent litigation, and we accept your challenge to our member groups to work with you to craft a responsible bill to address those abuses. As we have demonstrated in the past, we are willing to work with you and other stakeholders to develop targeted and measured reforms that address harmful patent enforcement practices. However, we will continue to strongly oppose legislation that would weaken the overall patent system and thereby diminish innovation and job creation in the United States...
