American Innovators for Patent Reform - a coalition of inventors, universities, businesses and patent practitioners that promotes stronger patents and more vigorous patent enforcement - opposes the proposed "Trade Protection Not Troll Protection" Act

American Innovators for Patent Reform (AIPR), an industry group representing small patent owners, strongly condemns passage of H.R. 3309, the "Invention Act," because it is the most anti-innovation, anti-inventor legislation in American history.

American Innovators for Patent Reform sees the new, unified European Patent System as a significant advancement for innovation and intellectual property rights. It will reduce costs for inventors, and make patent enforcement less expensive.

American Innovators for Patent Reform opposes the proposed SHIELD Act because it is anti-innovation and pro-monopoly, making it easier for computer industry giants to infringe patents, and more difficult for innovators to enforce their IP rights.

American Innovators for Patent Reform (AIPR) opposes the "America Invents Act" passed by the Senate last week, and urges the House of Representatives to draft a new patent bill.

American Innovators for Patent Reform (AIPR) Has Joined the Small Business Coalition on Patent Legislation in Support of the Group's Opposition to the Patent Reform Act of 2009 (S. 515 and H.R. 1260).

Opposition grows to the post-grant review provisions in the Patent Reform Act of 2009 before Congress. Opponents point out that two Obama Administration officials have ties to IBM and Microsoft.