Federal Trade Commission
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AIPLA Supplemental Comments on FTC Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century: Discussion of Innovation and IP Policy
December 21, 2018
AIPLA understands antitrust enforcers sometimes refer to “innovation” as “dynamic competition.” We commend modern U.S. antitrust law for recognizing that “competition” and “innovation” are generally synonymous, and that innovation-based competition is equally as important as themore traditional static “price competition”. -
AIPLA Supplemental AIPLA Comments on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century Hearings
August 20, 2018
AIPLA encourages the FTC to be sensitive to the special role of patents and other forms of intellectual property in fostering innovation that is the lifeblood of the U.S. economy, thereby enhancing competition in the U.S. and globally. -
AIPLA Comments Regarding Proposed Consent Agreement in MPHJ Technology Investments, LLC, et al.
December 8, 2014
While AIPLA in general supports economically efficient licensing of patents and intellectual property assets in general, and has cautioned against overbroad reactions to new market entrants and licensing models, we have expressed appropriate concerns about indiscriminate demand letters sent in bad faith. -
AIPLA Comments to FTC and OMB Regarding Revised PAE Study
June 18, 2014
The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) respectfully submits this letter in response to the Federal Trade Commission’s second Federal Register notice (“the Second Notice”), dated May 13, 2014, regarding proposed information requests to so-called “patent assertion entities” (PAEs) and other entities asserting patents in the wireless communications sector. 79 Fed. Reg. 28715. -
AIPLA Comments to FTC on Section 6(b) PAE Report
December 16, 2013
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AIPLA Comments to FTC/DOJ on the FTC/DOJ December 10, 2012, "Patent Assertion Entity Activities Workshop,"
April 5, 2013
AIPLA Comments to FTC/DOJ on the FTC/DOJ December 10, 2012, "Patent Assertion Entity Activities Workshop," -
AIPLA Comments on the Decision and Proposed Consent Order in the Google Proceeding
February 22, 2013
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AIPLA Comments on the Decision and Proposed Consent Order In re Robert Bosch GmbH, FTC File No.121-0081
December 20, 2012
AIPLA Comments on the Decision and Proposed Consent Order In re Robert Bosch GmbH, FTC File No.121-0081 -
AIPLA Comments on Standards-Setting Issues In Connection with Patent Standards Workshop
June 14, 2011
AIPLA Comments on Standards-Setting Issues In Connection with Patent Standards Workshop -
AIPLA Comments on Section 5 Workshop
October 24, 2008
AIPLA Comments on Section 5 Workshop -
AIPLA Response to the Decision and Proposed Consent Order in the N-Data proceeding
April 5, 2008
AIPLA Response to the Decision and Proposed Consent Order in the N-Data proceeding
Recent Advocacy
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AIPLA Files Amicus Brief in USAA v. PNC Bank
March 3, 2026
Arlington, VA. March 2, 2026 – The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court in USAA v. PNC Bank, N.A., No. 25-853, in support of USAA’s petition for certiorari, urging the Court to provide much-needed guidance to address the unpredictable and overly broad application of the judicial exceptions to patent-eligible subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 101, particularly the “abstract idea” exception. -
AIPLA Submits Comments to the India Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade on the Designs Act Amendment
February 23, 2026
Arlington, VA. February 20, 2026 – The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments to the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade’s Concept Note on the proposed amendments to India’s Designs Act, 2000 (“Designs Act”). -
AIPLA Submits Comments to China’s Supreme People’s Court on Draft Patent Infringement Judicial Interpretations
February 11, 2026
Arlington, VA. February 2, 2026 – The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments on the Supreme People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China’s Draft Judicial Interpretations concerning patent infringement disputes. AIPLA notes the SPC’s efforts to clarify and modernize patent litigation procedures but identified several provisions that would benefit from greater precision. -
AIPLA Files Amicus Curiae Brief Re Case G 1/25 (Adaptation of the Description)
February 3, 2026
Arlington, VA. January 28, 2026 – The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) filed amicus curiae observations in response to the invitation of the European Patent Office (EPO) Enlarged Board of Appeal in Case G 1/25, which addresses whether and to what extent a patent description must be adapted when claims are amended during opposition or opposition-appeal proceedings.