Publications

Medicare turned 45 last week, and let’s just say that the years have not been kind.

The December 2009 court ruling in Bon Tool results in costly and unnecessary false patent marking litigation that frustrates the constitutional goal of promoting "the progress of . . . useful arts." Indeed, the court’s June 2010 decision in Solo Cup demonstrates that unless a sound legislative solution is enacted, it is likely that we will continue to witness narrow judicial interpretation of the false patent marking statute in order to avoid what a court deems to be an inequitable outcome

Currently, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) three liberal-leaning commissioners are poised to force through new federal regulatory control over the Internet through so-called “network neutrality” regulations, and it appears they may succeed.

The Obama administration released its 2010 budget estimate last Friday, after most of the press had gone home for the weekend.

Get rich quick schemes and casino lawsuits are nothing new, but a recent court decision has opened the door for jackpot-chasing lawyers in an obscure patent area called “false marking.

Parliamentary systems seem to have at least one design advantage over our American system—they dissolve their governments before an election, so that a “lame duck” government can’t engage in legislative mischief after having already been rejected by the voters.

The FCC asked for comments by today to address how it can best advance universal service, privacy, access to communications for disabled individuals and security on the Internet.

You’ve heard of the “October surprise,” when politicians pull some stunt right before an election to try and salvage it.

There is at least one bright spot in the recently passed health care reform legislation.

President Obama and the Democratic leadership, as well as many of the Washington chattering class, seem to agree: Failure to throw even more money at the economy will prove disastrous for Democrats in November.