On Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at 1:00 P.M., the Committee on Small Business held a hearing titled, Patent Reform Implementation and New Challenges for Small Businesses. The hearing was held in Room 2360 of the Rayburn House Office Building.

The purpose of the hearing was to examine the changing landscape of patent law and its effects on small firms.

 

Opening Statement:

Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO)

Witnesses and Testimony:

Mr. Dennis D. Crouch, Associate Professor of Law, University of Missouri School of Law, Columbia, MO

• Witness Testimony
• Witness Disclosure

Mr. Jeff Grainger, Managing Partner, The Foundry, LLC, Menlo Park, CA

• Testifying on Behalf of the Medical Device Manufacturers Association 
• Witness Testimony
• Witness Disclosure

Mr. John R. Thomas, Professor of Law, Georgetown University, Washington, DC

• Witness Testimony
• Witness Disclosure

Mr. Mark Grady, Founder and President, Indigital Fort Wayne, IN  

• Witness Testimony
• Witness Disclosure

 Additional Items:

• Hearing Notice
• Witness List
• Hearing Memo
• Hearing Video
• Press Release