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Big Tech Group Pressures Trump Administration to Drop Conservative Patent Rule

The High Tech Inventors Alliance, representing Amazon, Google, and Microsoft, urged the Trump administration to withdraw a proposed rule limiting patent challenges pending review at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.
Congress established the review process in the America Invents Act of 2011 to provide a faster, cheaper alternative to federal court, though the patent office says repeated challenges can defeat this purpose.
James Edwards, executive director of Conservatives for Property Rights, supports the rule, stating "Reliable patents are the lifeblood of the American economy" and that repetitive litigation causes investors to lose confidence.
Review of the proposal continues within the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, part of the White House Office of Management and Budget, following meetings with industry groups including the Alliance of U.S. Startups and Inventors for Jobs.
Big Tech firms claim the rule hinders their ability to challenge patents the government should not have approved, while supporters argue it protects small inventors who cannot afford costly legal defense.

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Big tech group pressures Trump administration to drop conservative patent rule

(The Center Square) – A group representing big tech companies, including Amazon, Google and Microsoft, wants the Trump administration to scrap a proposed rule that would limit repeated patent challenges.

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