Patent Wars: Innovators, Revolutionaries, and the Race to Reform

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In this month's episode, we're talking patent reform solutions with Judge Paul Michel, Professor Adam Mossoff, and Randy Landreneau!
Nearly two decades worth of Federal Circuit and Supreme Court rulings have thrown the patent system into disarray and weakened patent rights for inventors. Subject matter eligibility is a confused, chaotic mess – leaving even the Federal Circuit Chief Justice at a loss on how to determine eligibility. The muddied state of invention enablement puts at risk the software innovations fueling economic growth and the key life science innovations that can save lives. Court interventions on injunctions have made it all but impossible for patent owners to stop others from using their property rights without permission, turning predatory infringement into an efficient business model. This already perfect storm was compounded by an act of Congress a decade ago that inadvertently created a patent killing machine that has weaponized the patent office against inventors. This has all been bolstered domestically by the deep pocketed marketing and lobbying campaigns of a big tech industry that is now destroying the ladder it once climbed up on. And is being exploited internationally in an undeclared cold war that has led to the greatest wealth transfer in human history – and begs the existential question of who is going to develop the technologies of tomorrow.
Over the course of the past couple of months, we've had the opportunity and honor to host conversations with thought leaders across the patent world. Working from their insights, this episode explores the biggest problems plaguing patenting and how those problems impact the innovation economy that so very tightly depends on strong, predictable, and reliable patents. Building on that understanding, we work toward getting a more complete view of the legislative, judicial, and educational solutions needed to get back to the gold standard patent system. In doing so, we not only talk with our guests about their support for the proposed solutions on the table, but we also explore the strongest criticisms.

** Resources **
⦿ Show Notes: https://www.aurorapatents.com/blog/patent-wars-innovators-revolutionaries-and-the-race-to-reform
⦿ Judge Paul Michel and C4IP: https://c4ip.org/
⦿ Adam Mossoff on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AdamMossoff
⦿ Randy Landreneau and US Inventor: https://usinventor.org/
⦿ Innovation Race Movie: https://www.innovationracemovie.com/
⦿ Apply: https://www.aurorapatents.com/careers.html
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Chapter

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. Guest Intros: Judge Paul Michel, Professor Adam Mossoff, and Randy Landreneau (00:02:06)

3. Hiring Announcement (00:03:57)

4. Innovation Race Documentary (00:04:31)

5. Problem: The Eligibility Mess (00:07:00)

6. Bilski, Myriad, Mayo, and Alice (00:08:03)

7. Eligibility History and Economic Impact (00:13:45)

8. Solution: Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (00:23:53)

9. Patent Eligibility Restoration Act Criticism (00:33:08)

10. Risks: Use of "non-technological" and Software Patents (00:35:29)

11. Risk: Pathogen Patents (00:37:56)

12. Problem: Enablement and Genus Claims (00:46:26)

13. Enablement History and Impact on Human Health (00:50:17)

14. Problems: AIA, PTAB, Big Tech, Patent Trolls, and Injunctive Relief (00:55:01)

15. AIA and PTAB explained (00:55:37)

16. Big Tech and the Patent Troll Myth (01:00:10)

17. Crony Corporatism: An Old Playbook (01:08:02)

18. Design Defects of the AIA (01:09:47)

19. No Standing Requirement (01:11:29)

20. Lower Burden of Proof (01:14:16)

21. Presumption of Validity (01:15:02)

22. Judges vs APJs (01:16:05)

23. Inventor Cost to Defend (01:20:17)

24. Repeat Challenges (01:21:13)

25. Josh Malone and Bunch O Balloons (01:23:32)

26. Injunctive Relief (01:26:21)

27. Solution: STRONGER Patents Act (01:32:55)

28. Solution: Restoring America’s Leadership in Innovation (RALI) Act (01:41:23)

29. Forging a Path from STRONGER to RALI (01:45:57)

30. Problem: Patent Pending Indefinitely (01:50:49)

31. Solution: Gold Plated Patents (01:51:14)

32. Solution: Understand Selection Effect (01:56:50)

33. Problems and Solutions: China's Undeclared Cold War (02:02:17)

34. Problems and Solutions: Awareness and Education (02:14:13)

35. Calls to Action (02:21:48)

36. Second American Revolution (02:22:38)

37. Quality Patents (02:32:36)

38. Outro (02:33:38)