Patent Reform Update: Small Businesses Concerned about Bills Moving through House and Senate
Congress is currently considering another round of reform of our nation’s patent system. Current reform efforts are aimed at curbing the practice of sending fraudulent demand letters to extort unjust licensing fees or settlements by…
Patenting and Innovative Startups: Putting the America Invents Act in a Broader Economic Context
Patents are at the crux of innovation in the economy.
Understanding the Small Business Presence in Patent-Intensive Industries
By Jonathan Porat, Regulatory Economist, Office of Advocacy
Congress has ramped up efforts to pass patent reform legislation after years of debate and discussion. This increased attention to intellectual property has touched on the…
An Overlooked Demographic: Equally-Owned Businesses or EOBs
Firms that are equally-owned by men and women represent a significant share of firms, employment and receipts.
The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act: A Preliminary Examination of Its Impact on Small Businesses
Josh Lerner, Andrew Speen, and Ann Leamon, June 2015
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The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act of 2011 (AIA) may be the largest change in U.S. patent policy in over half a century.!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Profile of Veteran Business Owners: 2013
Veteran business owners and entrepreneurs make important contributions to business creation and growth in the American economy.
Demographic Characteristics of Business Owners and Employees: 2013
April 28, 2015
Issue Brief 6 - Demographic Characteristics of Business Owners and Employees: 2013Download
Equity-based Crowdfunding: Potential Implications for Small Business Capital
For small business owners and entrepreneurs to build, grow, and support their business, it takes capital, and today, many of these individuals are choosing alternative forms of capital.
2014 Small Business Profiles for the States and Territories
The Office of Advocacy’s Small Business Profiles for the States and Territories are an annual analysis of each state’s small business activities. They provide information on small business employment, industry composition, small business…
Federal Agency Compliance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act Saved Small Businesses at Least $4.8…
The Office of Advocacy has released the Report on the Regulatory Flexibility Act FY 2014. The report is a requirement of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), which directs the Chief Counsel for Advocacy to monitor federal agency compliance…