Testifying On The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act

When we first wrote about the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA), I had no idea I would have the honor of being invited to testify before the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property of the Senate Judiciary Committee, but on January 23, 2024, I was one of eight witnesses who shared our views on the state of patent eligibility in the U.S. and the need for legislative reform.

I testified on the life sciences panel along with the Honorable Andrei Iancu, former undersecretary of commerce for intellectual property and director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO); Richard Blaylock, speaking on behalf of Invitae Corporation; and Philip Johnson, speaking on behalf of the Coalition for 21^st Century Patent Reform. Professor Adam Mossoff, Antonin Scalia School of Law, George Mason University; Mark Deem, Lightstone Ventures; David Jones, High Tech Inventors Alliance; and the Honorable David Kappos, former undersecretary of commerce for intellectual property and