A new inventors’ rights group was launched Thursday, September 19, with the aim of “helping startups, small businesses, and entrepreneurs defend their intellectual property rights and access capital.” The Inventors Defense Alliance includes Professor Kristen Osenga, professor at the University of Richmond School of Law, as its chief policy counselor, and boasts a board featuring the Hon. Paul R. Michel, former Chief Judge of United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC); Russell Slifer, former United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Deputy Director; Alan Heinrich, attorney and adjunct faculty member at the UCLA School of Law; and Earl “Eb” Bright, president and general counsel of ExploraMed Development.
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