IBM Chief Patent Counsel on Patent Litigation Reform

Chief Judge Rader Speaks Out About Patent Litigation Abuse (IP Watchdog) (February 28, 2013)

IBM Chief Patent Counsel on Patent Litigation Reform (IP Watchdog) (April 1, 2013)

第一篇文章是CAFC的Rader法官在 Association of University Technology Managers 演講的概要，第二篇文章則是IBM的專利律師的回應。

Rader法官認為從訴訟的角度，可以改善的地方包括：

• Limits on e-discovery
• Early particularization of issues
• Early valuation
• More liberal use of fee awards (loser pays)

IBM的專利律師增加了兩點USPTO正在嘗試作的事情：

• Improving the transparency of patent ownership
• Enhancing claim clarity

再加上之前Google法務長在Wired上發表的建議：

• Stop bad software patents from issuing
• Weed out the bad software patents that have already been issued
• Clearer rules for damages and awarding costs

這些感覺已經蠻完整的了，而且有一部份應該現在就可以作到。也許這些就是以後美國專利訴訟實務的趨勢吧，值得注意。

這邊我還整理了一些關於美國專利法修法相關的文章，有興趣者也可以參考看看呦。