The White House and U.S. Patent and Trademark...

The White House and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) said they plan to “announce progress” Thursday on the set of executive actions the White House issued in June aimed at combating abusive patent litigation. Those actions mainly involved changes at PTO (CD June 5 p12). The event will highlight the Obama administration’s “commitment to strengthening the patent system to ensure it encourages innovation and invention, inspires and rewards creativity, drives investment and spurs job creation,” the White House said Wednesday in an email to reporters.