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Government Hijack of Intellectual Property Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Biden is trying to undermine America’s world-leading IP protections

By Andrei Iancu

In this Oct. 4, 2018, file photo, the U.S. Supreme Court is seen at sunset in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

SCOTUS to review FUCT trademark in First Amendment case between fashion designer and patent office

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Williama Bozeman was stunned was stunned when the government's central bank in 2017 went to war with him "out of nowhere" by filing a federal lawsuit and two challenges to his patents with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Associated Press/File)

William Bozeman, Federal Reserve in patent fight over fraud detection software

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Washington Redskins trademark fight aided by Supreme Court ruling

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Then-Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker gestures during an interview with The Associated Press following the first U.S.-Ukraine Business Forum co-hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Commerce Department in Washington on July 13, 2015. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Federal patent employee skipped 18 weeks of work

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Scene from the movie Office Space.

Patent workers paid to exercise, shop, do chores: report

By Jim McElhatton - The Washington Times

Rep. Blake Farenthold, Texas Republican, has begun a House hearing on a series of scandals involving senior executives. (Associated Press)

Series of federal scandals taint Senior Executive Service

By Jim McElhatton - The Washington Times

“That’s a lot of money to produce a PSA. If y’all want to do some more, I’ll do ’em for free in my office for you,” Rep. Blake Farenthold, Texas Republican, told a representative of the Agriculture Department regarding expenditures for public service announcements, including one called “Save Our Citrus.” (Associated Press)

Patent official threatened to sue IG over damning report

By Jim McElhatton - The Washington Times

Williama Bozeman was stunned was stunned when the government's central bank in 2017 went to war with him "out of nowhere" by filing a federal lawsuit and two challenges to his patents with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Associated Press/File)

EXCLUSIVE: Head of trademark office accused of nepotism

By Jim McElhatton - The Washington Times

FILE - In this June 17, 2014, file photo, Washington Redskins helmets sit on the field during an NFL football minicamp in Ashburn, Va. The U.S. Patent Office ruled Wednesday, June 18, 2014, that the Washington Redskins nickname is "disparaging of Native Americans" and that the team's federal trademarks for the name must be canceled. The ruling comes after a campaign to change the name has gained momentum over the past year. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)

Redskins name drew no public complaints, patent office reveals

By Jim McElhatton - The Washington Times

Illustration on renaming the Redskins the Washington Reagans by Alexander Hunter/ The Washington Times

TAUBE: Why not the Washington Reagans?

By Michael Taube

Rush Limbaugh (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Rush’s Redskins prediction comes true; host said Obama admin. would use trademark office as weapon

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Trademark cancellation Orwellian

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Inventor battling US over patents sought in 1970s

By KEN RITTER - Associated Press

In novel move, NYC campus gets US patent officer

By JENNIFER PELTZ - Associated Press

NYTimes leads group defense in mobile patent suit

By RYAN NAKASHIMA - Associated Press

Obama gets overhaul of patent system for signature

By Jim Abrams ASSOCIATED PRESS - The Washington Times

House passes revisions to patent law

By Jim Abrams - Associated Press

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EDITORIAL: Disney cashes in on SEAL Team 6

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times