Higher Education Community Statement on H.R. 3309, the Innovation Act
As six* national higher education associations collectively representing over 2,000 colleges and universities, we write to express our opposition to H.R. 3309, the Innovation Act, in its current form. Although we support the goals of this legislation to reduce abusive patent litigation practices, the cumulative impact of a number of the provisions of this bill would seriously undermine the ability of legitimate patent holders to enforce their patent rights, crippling the capacity of the U.S. patent system to continue to serve as an engine of invention and innovation that has strengthened the nation’s economic competitiveness and enriched the lives of its citizens in countless ways.