Senate IP Subcommittee Sets Tuesday Hearing on Patent Eligibility

The Senate Intellectual Property Subcommittee plans a hearing on patent eligibility, 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in 226 Dirksen. Witnesses are ex-Chief Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Paul Michel, ex-Patent and Trademark Office Undersecretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property Todd Dickinson, ex-PTO Undersecretary of Commerce for IP David Kappos, R Street Institute Director-Technology and Innovation and Senior Fellow Charles Duan, University of California College of Law Associate Academic Dean Jeffrey Lefstin, IP Strategy and Policy consultant Robert Armitage, Southern Methodist University associate law professor David Taylor, Knowles Intellectual Property Strategies Principal Sherry Knowles, Electronic Frontier Foundation Staff IP Attorney Alex Moss, Stanford University School of Law professor Mark Lemley, American Enterprise Institute adjunct fellow Michael Rosen, Boston University associate law professor Paul Gugliuzza, DePaul University law professor Joshua Sarnoff and U.S. Chamber of Commerce Senior Vice President-Global Innovation Policy Center Patrick Kilbride.