The Truth !
Randy Landreneau is probably the most knowledgeable person I know when it comes to patent legislation. He has been on the front lines since 2011 fighting for the rights of Independent Inventors. In 2013 he teamed up with Paul Morinville walking the halls of congress and visiting representatives locally to build support for their efforts.
For those of you who don’t know, back in 1790 our country was the first to give strong property rights directly to the Independent Inventor. Right from the beginning, huge strides in technology were made along with massive commercial successes. Willful Infringement was punished by Triple to Quintuple Damages which means 3 to 5 time the gross revenues made on the product.
On September 16, 2011, with a simple stroke of a pen, former President Obama destroyed all of our rights. Now Willful Infringement only requires a Reasonable Royalty. We lost Injunctive Relief, so we can’t even stop the infringer from infringing. The PTAB was suppose to be an inexpensive way to bring infringers to justice but now is just another tool for the infringer to invalidate our patents.
On www.usinventor.org there are dozens of videos of successful inventors with major inventions that have had their lives destroyed by the America Invents Act (AIA). There are also petitions and other proactive ways that you can help the cause.
Randy will regale us with the efforts of US Inventor. Telling us stories of down trodden inventors but also how the organization helped them to get some of their rights back. He will also talk about legal strategies that actually work.
All in all, his message should give us hope that the future will be brighter and our rights may be restored. That we can help take charge of our destiny and bring back the glory days of the Independent Inventor.
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