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Chairman Goodlatte: Hard-working Americans are some of the leading victims of frivolous lawsuits and the extraordinary costs that our legal system imposes.  Everyday local business owners routinely have lawsuits filed against them based on claims they have no substantive connection to, as a means of forum shopping on the part of the lawyers filing the case.

Washington, D.C—House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Constitution and Civil Justice Subcommittee Chairman Trent Franks (R-Ariz.), and the bill’s sponsor and House Judiciary Committee member Rep.

Washington, D.C—House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Constitution and Civil Justice Subcommittee Chairman Trent Franks (R-Ariz.), and the bill’s sponsor and House Judiciary Committee member Rep.

Chairman Goodlatte: Today’s hearing will look at design protection to determine whether amendments should be made to the law to limit protection for component parts of automobiles. Chapter 16 of the Patent Act allows an inventor a design patent for any new, original, and ornamental design for an article of manufacture. However, the chief limitation on the patentabili

Chairman Goodlatte: Today’s hearing will look at design protection to determine whether amendments should be made to the law to limit protection for component parts of automobiles. Chapter 16 of the Patent Act allows an inventor a design patent for any new, original, and ornamental design for an article of manufacture. However, the chief limitation on the patentabili

Washington, D.C.  – On Thursday, February 4, 2016 at 9:00 a.m., the Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, “Another Surge of Illegal Immigrants Along the Southwest Border: Is this the Obama Administration’s New Normal?” At the hearing, members will exami

Washington, D.C.  – On Thursday, February 4, 2016 at 9:00 a.m., the Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, “Another Surge of Illegal Immigrants Along the Southwest Border: Is this the Obama Administration’s New Normal?” At the hearing, members will exami

Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at 2:00 p.m., the Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee will hold a legislative hearing to examine