Longbord, what do you think about adding your comments to the email/letter sent to Sen Tillis, et al?
It is so chilling to think about, what you wrote, I took the liberty of adding your paragraph into that email/letter, and bolding it so you can take a look at it, and make any changes you might want to.
I was just telling CyberC that it's really perfect timing since I haven't sent the additional emails to other Senators/Congresspeople. let me know if you like this idea.
So here is draft email:
June 3, 2019
TO: Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Ranking Member and Chair of the Senate
Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, and Representatives Doug Collins (R-Ga.),
Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, Hank Johnson (D-Ga.), Chairman of the
House Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and the Courts, and Steve Stivers (R-Ohio)
email: IntellectualProperty@tillis.senate.gov
RE: The State of Patent Eligibility in America - reform Section 101 of the Patent Act
Thank you all for the work you are doing to reform Section 101 of the Patent Act. I have been one of many stakeholders you have heard from after Senators Coons and Tillis revived the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property.
As you can imagine, I am strongly pro-reform of Section 101 of the Patent Act. I care much about patent legislation as I am also an investor in StrikeForce Technologies (SFOR or SFT) which has recently suffered significant losses by patent infringing by multiple companies, including SecureAuth Corp. SFT was awarded 6 patents by USPTO, including United States Patent Nos. 7,870,599, 8,484,698 & 8,713,701 which passed IPR and PTAB in Oct. 2017. To end SecureAuth's unauthorized and infringing Strikeforce's above mentioned patented inventions, Strikeforce Technologies took legislative action in March 2017. Unfortunately , SFT lost the lawsuit in district court in Dec. 2017. In Feb. 2019, SFT also lost the appeal which was filed in Dec 2018 for the same infringement in the federal circuit court, for Alice 101 "abstract idea" issue.
Fortunately, you and other senators and USPTO noticed the erosion of patent legislation by some confusions raised due to Alice 101 and the potential damage to the invention and creativity of companies like StrikeForce. I am very grateful for your effort to reinforce patent legislation by reforming Alice 101. It is a great proposal to include that "No implicit or other judicially created exceptions to subject matter eligibility, including “abstract ideas,” “laws of nature,” or “natural phenomena,” shall be used to determine patent eligibility under section 101, and all cases establishing or interpreting those exceptions to eligibility are hereby abrogated. "
Other Small and large businesses as well as many innovative individuals have gone through the process of obtaining patents only to have these innovative inventions and processes stolen by big business and as they make millions infringing on their ideas, the inventors suffer and are left without the means to come up with further innovations. We need to level the playing field for those who have vision and the ability to come up with ideas and processes that will keep America the innovative leader in the world.
But, there is more. It is just as important, but maybe not as obvious, to also consider the investors in your Patent Hearings this week. If Alice 101 continues its' tirade on our patent system, where does that leave investors? Moving forward, who will put money into projects with the hope of a return that can inevitably lead to less than nothing. Part of our patent system, which isn't part of the patent office but part of the process, is what a company does to fund its' project after the arduous task of acquiring a patent.......seek funding. Money will be hard to come by especially from a bank to move anything forward in a timely manner. Our system if cracked and will surely break if Alice has her way. Nice rabbit hole.....look for the exit sign.
Finally, I would like to add that it has been a wonderful experience for me to participate in this most basic level of our democracy. To have the opportunity to speak in this way to all of you as members of Congress, from my point of view as an ordinary citizen, and shareholder in a great small company like StrikeForce, regarding continued strong reform of Section 101 of the Patent Act is a dream beyond my wildest expectation.
Wishing you all the best success in the Intellectual Property Hearings this week. Thank You for working on a problem that is long over due.
It is so chilling to think about, what you wrote, I took the liberty of adding your paragraph into that email/letter, and bolding it so you can take a look at it, and make any changes you might want to.
I was just telling CyberC that it's really perfect timing since I haven't sent the additional emails to other Senators/Congresspeople. let me know if you like this idea.
So here is draft email:
June 3, 2019
TO: Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Ranking Member and Chair of the Senate
Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, and Representatives Doug Collins (R-Ga.),
Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, Hank Johnson (D-Ga.), Chairman of the
House Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and the Courts, and Steve Stivers (R-Ohio)
email: IntellectualProperty@tillis.senate.gov
RE: The State of Patent Eligibility in America - reform Section 101 of the Patent Act
Thank you all for the work you are doing to reform Section 101 of the Patent Act. I have been one of many stakeholders you have heard from after Senators Coons and Tillis revived the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property.
As you can imagine, I am strongly pro-reform of Section 101 of the Patent Act. I care much about patent legislation as I am also an investor in StrikeForce Technologies (SFOR or SFT) which has recently suffered significant losses by patent infringing by multiple companies, including SecureAuth Corp. SFT was awarded 6 patents by USPTO, including United States Patent Nos. 7,870,599, 8,484,698 & 8,713,701 which passed IPR and PTAB in Oct. 2017. To end SecureAuth's unauthorized and infringing Strikeforce's above mentioned patented inventions, Strikeforce Technologies took legislative action in March 2017. Unfortunately , SFT lost the lawsuit in district court in Dec. 2017. In Feb. 2019, SFT also lost the appeal which was filed in Dec 2018 for the same infringement in the federal circuit court, for Alice 101 "abstract idea" issue.
Fortunately, you and other senators and USPTO noticed the erosion of patent legislation by some confusions raised due to Alice 101 and the potential damage to the invention and creativity of companies like StrikeForce. I am very grateful for your effort to reinforce patent legislation by reforming Alice 101. It is a great proposal to include that "No implicit or other judicially created exceptions to subject matter eligibility, including “abstract ideas,” “laws of nature,” or “natural phenomena,” shall be used to determine patent eligibility under section 101, and all cases establishing or interpreting those exceptions to eligibility are hereby abrogated. "
Other Small and large businesses as well as many innovative individuals have gone through the process of obtaining patents only to have these innovative inventions and processes stolen by big business and as they make millions infringing on their ideas, the inventors suffer and are left without the means to come up with further innovations. We need to level the playing field for those who have vision and the ability to come up with ideas and processes that will keep America the innovative leader in the world.
But, there is more. It is just as important, but maybe not as obvious, to also consider the investors in your Patent Hearings this week. If Alice 101 continues its' tirade on our patent system, where does that leave investors? Moving forward, who will put money into projects with the hope of a return that can inevitably lead to less than nothing. Part of our patent system, which isn't part of the patent office but part of the process, is what a company does to fund its' project after the arduous task of acquiring a patent.......seek funding. Money will be hard to come by especially from a bank to move anything forward in a timely manner. Our system if cracked and will surely break if Alice has her way. Nice rabbit hole.....look for the exit sign.
Finally, I would like to add that it has been a wonderful experience for me to participate in this most basic level of our democracy. To have the opportunity to speak in this way to all of you as members of Congress, from my point of view as an ordinary citizen, and shareholder in a great small company like StrikeForce, regarding continued strong reform of Section 101 of the Patent Act is a dream beyond my wildest expectation.
Wishing you all the best success in the Intellectual Property Hearings this week. Thank You for working on a problem that is long over due.
