WASHINGTON (January 12, 2026) – Tomorrow, the House Judiciary Committee will mark up the Protecting Third Party Litigation Funding From Abuse Act. The Inventors Defense Alliance strongly opposes this legislation because it would harm America’s small businesses, deter investment, and weaken the innovation ecosystem.
WASHINGTON (September, 18, 2025) – Today, the Senate voted to confirm John Squires as Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
WASHINGTON (June 12, 2025) Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) recently introduced the “Tackling Predatory Litigation Funding Act,” a bill that would impose significant new taxes on litigation funding investments. Representative Kevin Hern (R-OK) has introduced a companion bill in the House.
WASHINGTON (March 12, 2025) – The Inventors Defense Alliance welcomes the nomination of John Squires as Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
The Inventors Defense Alliance (IDA) celebrates the introduction of the Realizing Engineering, Science, and Technology Opportunities by Restoring Exclusive (RESTORE) Patent Rights Act of 2025 in the House and Senate, and praises the original sponsors, Senators Chris Coons (D-DE) and Tom Cotton (R-AR), and Representatives Nathaniel Moran (R-TX) and Madeleine Dean (D-PA).
This week, more than 100 of the nation’s largest corporations sent a letter to the federal courts’ Advisory Committee on Civil Rules demanding mandatory disclosure of third-party litigation funding.
Today, the Inventors Defense Alliance, an advocacy organization dedicated to helping startups, small businesses, and entrepreneurs defend their intellectual property rights and access capital, formally launched.