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We support a balanced #patent system that fixes the problems of low quality patents & baseless assertions while promoting #Investment, #Jobs, & #PatentQuality

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IPR filings have collapsed to historic lows since Director Squires took personal control of institution decisions and proceeded to grant petitions at a rate approaching zero. @USPTO has fully dismantled IPR. Read more: https://t.co/H0gabyBIeA

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Case in point: Fortress once tried to extract $2.3B from Intel—one of America’s leading semiconductor manufacturers. 💻 It was stopped only because the patents were challenged at the PTAB and ultimately ruled invalid. ✅

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Who’s backing the proposed @USPTO rules? Patent trolls. Fortress Investment Group—a multibillion-dollar hedge fund owned by Abu Dhabi interests—submitted a comment in support.🌐It builds nothing in the U.S. but invests heavily in patent litigation against American companies.💵

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.@USPTO’s single-minded prioritization of patent owners is empowering foreign entities and turning our patent system into a tool for abuse. It should adopt PTAB rules that put U.S. companies first—not patent trolls and foreign patentees. Learn more: https://t.co/9Yu7Ar30me.

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.@AAMedicines, @AHLA, @NRFnews & more are urging the Administration to withdraw @USPTO’s proposed PTAB rules. They warn the changes would weaken safeguards against patent trolls and threaten U.S. leadership in critical industries. Read the letter: https://t.co/LLcY0FSX50.

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Case in point: China-backed YMTC has repeatedly used patent litigation against Micron to access its trade secrets, raising serious espionage concerns.🔍 Yet @USPTO barred Micron from PTAB review of YMTC patents under ad hoc “rules” that skipped OMB review and approval.

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The USPTO’s proposed rules would let foreign adversaries game the patent system. 🎮 Even a failed challenge from years ago could permanently block PTAB review, giving foreign patent trolls a green light 🚦 to ramp up abusive litigation against U.S. businesses.

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Why is @USPTO making it easier for patent trolls and foreign entities to drain resources from U.S. companies? Gutting IPR isn't America First — it's America Last. Learn more: https://t.co/rBok7CdiNf.

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.@repdarrellissa to @USPTO Director Squires: "We'd like you to cite where in the America Invents Act you believe you have that discretion, because we disagree." We’re with Chairman Issa — innovators deserve answers and the right to appeal. ⚖️📢

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⚠️.@RepBenCline pressed @USPTO Director Squires on what evidence he has that gutting IPR won't drive up costs for American manufacturers facing foreign patent threats.
Director Squires’ response? A non-answer. American innovators deserve better.

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At the USPTO hearing, @RepFitzgerald highlighted the real cost of weakening PTAB, noting patent litigation in district court costs $5M on average — ten times more than PTAB. 💸 American innovators can't afford to lose their most affordable path to challenging bad patents.

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.@RepZoeLofgren: "The institution rate has collapsed, not because petitions lack merit, but because barriers are being applied that Congress never authorized." We couldn't agree more. @USPTO doesn't get to rewrite the AIA — only Congress has the authority to change the law. 🏛️📜

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Thank you @repdarrellissa for holding the USPTO oversight hearing and standing up for an accessible IPR process. 🤝 American innovators depend on IPR to fight invalid patents from trolls and foreign entities - we can't let that be dismantled.

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ICYMI: Yesterday’s @HouseJudiciary hearing made clear what's at stake — @USPTO gutting IPR leaves American businesses exposed to patent trolls and foreign entities, draining resources from jobs, R&D, and innovation. Watch: https://t.co/odCN1Yzf5e.

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Get the facts: Opposition to @USPTO's proposed rules gutting IPR is broad and growing. Rather than strengthening the patent system, the proposal would revive the large-scale abusive litigation campaigns that for years drained resources and stifled investment in R&D.

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⚠️The message from the industry is clear. Over 11,000 comments were submitted. 90% oppose @USPTO’s plan to gut IPR. See what the industry is saying: https://t.co/rBok7CdiNf.

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Foreign competitors — including Chinese state-backed entities — are exploiting weak U.S. patents to tie up American innovators in costly litigation. IPR is one of our best defenses. @USPTO gutting that process isn't just bad policy — it's a national security risk.

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Foreign entities are exploiting the U.S. patent system to slow down American competitors. IPR exists to stop that. @USPTO gutting the process doesn't just hurt U.S. businesses — it hands foreign adversaries a tool to weaponize against our economy and national security.

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The truth: IPR is an essential, cost-effective tool that lets U.S. businesses challenge invalid patents. Without it, they're exposed to costly litigation from patent trolls and foreign entities that
📉Drains R&D
🔧Weakens the U.S. economy
🔒Threatens national security

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.@USPTO's move to gut IPR runs counter to the Trump Administration's America First agenda. Weakening businesses' best defense against foreign patent abuse doesn't put America first — it puts American companies last.