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Protect Patent Quality.

Low quality patents are frequently weaponized to extort startups and threaten American innovation. The United States Patent and Trademark Office has significantly improved patent quality with the Inter Partes Review system. By ensuring patent quality, IPR makes it possible for startups to #InnovateWithoutFear

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Driving Innovation and Protecting Startups
With more than half a million patent applications filed each year, a few low quality patents sometimes get approved. Reforms like IPR and Alice help ensure patent quality.
Patent Quality is Essential to the State of Innovation
IPR and the Alice Decision make it easier for startups to operate so they can invest their resources on innovation instead of pricey litigation.
Protecting Big Ideas – Mapbox
See firsthand how recent patent reforms are protecting startups like Mapbox.
Successful Patent Reforms – Vimeo
IPR and the Alice decision help startups like Vimeo push back against trolls so they can innovate without fear.
Less Litigation Means More Innovation – Cloudflare
Startups across America are receiving demand letters. Find out how they can fight back.
Patents spur innovation – Bitmovin
Startups like Bitmovin should spend valuable resources developing new technologies instead of on pricey patent litigation.
Innovation Toolkit for Startups – Patreon
What's the most important thing the Patent Office could do to protect patent quality? Nothing. Find out why.
For Protecting Patents and Preserving Innovation, Thank You.
Thanks to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and IPR, Americans can continue innovating, creating, experimenting, and solving problems.
#FixPatents Explainer
Protect job-creating businesses from patent trolls. Keep Inter Partes Review strong.
Alice and IPR Protect Innovation
Abstract patents stifle innovation with heavy legal and financial burdens. Alice and IPR give startups the tools they need to curb this weight and get ahead of litigation.

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Engine Leads Amicus Brief Urging USPTO to Focus on Validity in Patent Reviews

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Engine and PIPLI Comment in Small Claims Patent Court Inquiry

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6/23/2022

Engine Leads Letter to House on how PTAB Benefits Startups and Small Businesses

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Startup Counsel Testifies on Benefits of PTAB Review

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2/1/2023

Engine Files Comments as USPTO Considers Initiatives to Improve Patent Examination

Comments
10/15/2022

Engine Files Comments as USPTO Amends Subject Matter Eligibility Guidance, Urging Accuracy and Accessibility

Comments
7/5/2022

Engine and PIPLI Comment in Small Claims Patent Court Inquiry

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6/23/2022

Engine Leads Letter to House on how PTAB Benefits Startups and Small Businesses

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6/22/2022

Engine Leads Letter to Senate on how PTAB Benefits Startups and Small Businesses

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4/12/2022

50+ Startups and Support Orgs Join Letter Urging USPTO Director to Engage with their Needs & Experiences

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2/4/2022

Engine Comments on Need for Balanced SEP Policy, Supports DOJ Draft Policy Statement

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10/18/2021

Engine Joins Letter Supporting Restoring the America Invents Act

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