Media Coverage

Joyce E. Cutler, “Reform, Cooperation Needed to Address Software Patent Issues”, November 2012, BNA,
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David Friedman, “Solving the Patent Problem – and Much Else”, Ideas, November 16, 2012, http://daviddfriedman.blogspot.com/2012/11/solving-patent-problemand-much-else.html

Eric Goldman, "The Problems with Software Patents", Forbes, November 28, 2012, http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericgoldman/2012/11/28/the-problems-with-software-patents/#more-865

Eric Goldman, "Two Challenges to Fixing Software Patents", Forbes, December 11, 2012, http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericgoldman/2012/12/11/two-challenges-to-fixing-software-patents/

Eric Goldman, "How to Fix Software Patents", Forbes, December 12, 2012, http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericgoldman/2012/12/12/how-to-fix-software-patents/

Eric Goldman, "Fixing Software Patents",  (January 1, 2013). Forbes Tertium Quid Blog, November 28, December 11 and December 12, 2012; Santa Clara Univ. Legal Studies Research Paper No. 01-13. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2199180

Josh Lamel, “Reflections on Patent Prom and the Silicon Valley-DC Divide.” Patent Progress, Nov. 20, 2012, http://www.patentprogress.org/2012/11/20/reflections-on-patent-prom-and-the-silicon-valley-dc-divide/

Mike Masnick, “Some Thoughts on Fixing Problems in The Patent System”, techdirt, November 27, 2012, http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121127/11245721156/some-thoughts-fixing-problems-patent-system.shtml

Joe Mullin, ““Your Criticisms are Completely Wrong”: Stallman on Software Patents, 20 years In”, Ars Technica, Nov. 21, 2012, http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/11/your-criticisms-are-completely-wrong-stallman-on-software-patents/

Lisa Larrimore Ouellette, “SCU Software Patent Conference Recap”, Written Description Patent & IP Blog, Nov. 18, 2012, http://writtendescription.blogspot.com/2012/11/scu-software-patent-conference-recap.html

Michael Risch, “The Deference Question, Part I: Why Care?”, PrawfsBlawg, November 27, 2012, http://prawfsblawg.blogs.com/prawfsblawg/2012/11/two-worlds-of-software-patents.html

Tkilgore, “A Report on the Santa Clara Conference on Software Patents”, Groklaw, November 24, 2012, http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20121124032902769

(ARTICLES RE MICHELLE LEE/USPTO ANNOUNCEMENT)

Bryan Bishop, “Former Google Attorney is the Head of the US Patent Office’s Silicon Valley Branch”, The Verge, November 16, 2012, http://www.theverge.com/2012/11/16/3656542/former-google-attorney-head-us-patent-office-silicon-valley-branch

Joyce E. Cutler and Tony Dutra, "Michelle Lee, Formerly of Google, Will Head Silicon Valley Satellite Office", November 23, 2012, http://news.bna.com/ptln/PTLNWB/split_display.adp?fedfid=28631088&vname=ptcjnotallissues&jd=a0d5h4m6b8&split=0

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Shana Lynch, “Former Google IP Attorney Michelle Lee Named Director of Local Patent Office”, Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal, November 16, 2012, http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2012/11/16/former-google-ip-attorney-michelle-lee.html

Joe Mullin, “Long-time Googler will head Silicon Valley Patent Office” Ars Technica, November 16, 2012, http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/11/long-time-googler-will-head-silicon-valley-patent-office/

Jeff John Roberts, “Former Google Lawyer to Lead Silicon Valley Patent Office”, Gigaom, November 16, 2012, http://gigaom.com/2012/11/16/former-google-lawyer-to-lead-silicon-valley-patent-office-report/

Erin Geiger Smith, “Former Google Lawyer Named Head of Silicon Valley PTO Office”, Thomson Reuters News & Insight, November 16, 2012, http://newsandinsight.thomsonreuters.com/California/News/2012/11_-_November/Former_Google_lawyer_named_head_of_Silicon_Valley_PTO_office/