A coalition of individuals and businesses that oppose passage of the Patent Reform Act of 2009 because it will so negatively impact innovation and entrepreneurial activity in Nevada.
For more than 100 years, the federal law in the United States has protected the small inventor. The great men and women who worked in their garages, kitchens and workshops to develop the next "big idea."
Senate Bill 515 and House Resolution 1260 would erode more than a century of law and traditions protecting the rights of inventors. Write a Letter
Nevadans for Fair Patent Reform (NFPR) appreciate Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s concern and efforts to ensure that any changes in U.S. patent law are fair and equitable to the many inventors, entrepreneurs and businesses of Nevada, both large and small.
Over the past five months, NFPR has worked with Senator Reid and his staff, the USPTO and others to make sure that possible changes in U.S. patent law do not stifle the ingenuity that is the engine of the American economy and its ability to create more and better jobs. In the future, as in the past, we firmly believe that much needed new jobs, new investment and economic growth will come primarily from new ideas fostered in the minds of the individual inventor and entrepreneur. We believe the USPTO needs additional resources and we support the Obama Administration’s request for supplemental funds for the Patent Office, which will enable it to reduce the tremendous backlog of pending patent applications.
The present version of the Patent Reform Act of 2009 (S. 515) continues to have deep flaws that would adversely affect Nevada inventors, entrepreneurs and small business owners. We deeply appreciate Senator Reid’s continuing efforts to ensure that the sponsors of this legislation fix those flaws before the U.S. Senate considers the bill.
Nevadans for Fair Patent Reform, (www.fairpatentreformnv.com) is a coalition made up of the state’s top entrepreneurs, innovators and attorneys from top intellectual property businesses and law firms in the Silver State.
Employment - Nevada faces one of the largest unemployment rates in the country. According to the Nevada Department of Employment Training and Rehabilitation (DETR) the unemployment rate in March 2010 was 13% statewide. Nevada lost more than 115,000 jobs between 2008 and 2009.
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Examples - Let's say for the last few monthsyou've been working in your garage on the next great idea for capturing solar energy. You've developed a rough prototype and you would like to show the invention to some local people in the field to receive their input about the value of the invention. Continue Reading »
Inventing Our Way Out of Joblessness
August 5, 2010
As President Obama and Congress search for ways to jump-start job creation in our stalled economy, their best strategy may be right under their noses — in the voluminous backlogged files of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. read article »
Nevada Patent Owners Unite to Oppose Patent Reform
April 16, 2010
A group of Nevada patent owners and experts announced the formation Thursday of a coalition to oppose legislation aimed at changing U.S. patent laws in a fashion that will have a strongly negative impact on patents, innovation, and job creation generally and particularly in Nevada. read article »
Patent Reform Threatens Lifeblood of northern Nevada economy
May 10, 2010
We are all familiar with the saying, "The best defense is a good offense." This is the underlying rationale for patent reform legislation now awaiting consideration by the U.S. Senate. read article »
Nevada Patent Owners Unite to Oppose Patent Reform
April 16, 2010
A group of Nevada patent owners and experts announced the formation Thursday of a coalition to oppose legislation aimed at changing U.S. patent laws in a fashion that will have a strongly negative impact on patents, innovation, and job creation generally and particularly in Nevada. read article »
Can-Do: U.S. Patent Chief Says New Law Unnecessary
April 9, 2010
A small, but key group of Nevada and Southwest inventors, investors and innovators in Reno, Nev. heard April 5 the U.S. Patent & Trademarks Office (USPTO) chief call pending Senate legislation, Senate Bill 515 -- favored by large patent-holders such as IBM, 3M, and General Electric -- secondary or irrelevant to USPTO critical needs. read article »
Northern Nevada Business Weekly - Undermining job creation
February 22, 2010
Proposed federal patent 'reform' act would deform innovative small companies in Nevada. read more »
Lighting Up America's "Innovation Assassin" Problem
March 28, 2010
The engine of American innovation, and the nation's historic fortune, is creative destruction a process where one innovation can obsolete an existing technology and the business units which rely on it, clearing the way for new business units and waves of new investment and jobs. read more »
Now is the time for you to act, for your voices to be heard. Please take a couple of minutes to visit the Contact Us page and email or call the members of the Nevada Congressional delegation and tell them that now is not the time to pass S. 515 or H.R. 1260.
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