COALITION LETTER

Opposition to Neera Tanden's Confirmation to OMB

We respect and agree with the general principle that each chief executive should be afforded the privilege of appointing individuals of his or her choice to serve in the administration.  However, that principle assumes a reasonable level of an individual’s fitness for the office to which he or she is nominated.  Neera Tanden lacks such fitness. 

COALITION LETTER

Supporting U.S. Senate Rights for Debate

Oppose abolishing the U.S. Senate's legislative filibuster. Such a move would effectively stamp out minority rights in the U.S. Senate and have irreparable, negative effects on our country. 

COMMENT LETTER

MFN Drug Price Controls Rule

The MFN model imposes government price controls that are certain to cause adverse consequences for millions of private U.S. citizens and important American entities.  It is not overstating things to say the MFN model will ultimately cost many Americans their lives, their health, and their livelihoods. 

COALITION LETTER

Conservatives, on House Judiciary Antitrust Proposals, Favor Consumer Welfare Standard

The Majority Staff Report's recommendations would radically upend antitrust law from protecting consumers to punishing successful and innovative businesses. The GOP Third Way Report would lead to the same outcome as the Majority Report, as its proposals would create a license for ideologically-driven mischief, invite “creative lawyering” in court, and untether antitrust from a standard giving an objective and evidence-based framework for analysis.

COMMENT LETTER

CPR Comments on Discretion to Institute Trials Before PTAB

Institution of PTAB proceedings should not be a default setting, but a rules-based, focused, fair decision. The patent owner deserves the benefit of all that has gone into securing IP rights with a patent. A high burden of proof to reconsider and overcome them rests with challengers.  One administrative bite at the apple is sufficient for a faster, cheaper alternative to federal court. 

COALITION LETTER

Free Market Groups' Support for PTO Dir. Iancu's PTAB Reforms to Improve Patent Reliability

In several recent cases, PTAB has exercised its discretion to deny launching new proceedings, such as when a challenge against the patent is pending in federal court. Congress must defend such strides the Trump administration has taken to restore balance in the patent system. 

CPR STATEMENT

Applauding Ninth Circuit's Denial of FTC's En Banc Review Request

The Ninth Circuit’s refusal to grant the Federal Trade Commission en banc review of that court’s ruling in favor of Qualcomm appropriately lets stand a unanimous appellate decision that respects dynamic competition involving IP. 

COALITION LETTER

Favoring PTAB Deference to Article III Courts, Denial of Parallel Patent Challenges

USPTO Director Andrei Iancu has made several critical changes to the operations of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board that addressed some—but not all—of the unintended consequences of the America Invents Act, injecting more predictability, reliability, and consistency into the patent system. 

COALITION LETTER

Opposing Defense Dept. Attempt to Nationalize 5G

Thank you for supporting the American competitive approach to 5G deployment, which is private sector driven and private sector led. We agree that nationalizing 5G and experimenting with untested models for 5G deployment is not the way the United States wins the 5G race. 

CPR STATEMENT

Ninth Circuit Reverses FTC v. Qualcomm

The Ninth Circuit’s reversal of the FTC and the district court is not only a victory for Qualcomm, which deserved to win, but also for IP exclusivity generally, property rights, American innovation and patent exclusivity for SEPs.