Mike Lee

The attorney's fees shifting provision should apply equally to plaintiff and defendant.

I think the system would benefit by consistency across all Federal districts.

I think patent litigation abuse can occur in a variety of industries.

I think we have got one of the best intellectual property systems in the world.

I think we know many more things now than we did when some of the patents that are at subject or issue in the CBM proceedings were issued.

I believe the intent of the CBM proceedings was to address some patents that had issued out of the United States Patent and Trademark Office in the area of business methods related to financial services.

So I think, Chairman Issa, you hit exactly the point which is that in the IPR proceedings, you have two sides to a proceeding.

The USPTO has successfully implemented the CBM program pursuant to the America Invents Act, meeting its congressional intent.

I think there's a lot of sense to that proposal, and I think certainly many district courts across the country are very capable of doing that.

So if there is a heightened pleading requirement in the complaint, clearly there is an incentive to get every claim in that you think is allegedly infringed.

The USPTO is working hard to make sure that the proceedings, the AIA post-grant review proceedings are as efficient and fair as possible.

There are clear advantages to be had in considering proposals related to tightening venue restrictions.

Venue is a very important issue, and many courts are working hard to actively manage their cases and control discovery in their district courts.

If they're engaged in abusive behavior... it's important that if they're engaged in abusive behavior and they direct and control abusive litigation, that they too should be responsible.

We need to protect that because otherwise we can chill investment in some very important new enterprises which is so critical to our Nation's continued economic success.

We believe it raises the cost for those who are engaging in abusive tactics, and it provides the right financial incentives for both plaintiffs and defendants.

I'm in favor of anything we can do to decrease the opportunities and advantages of forum shopping.

I think that's a very interesting idea because if nothing else, it's clear and it's simple;

I think there's an advantage to uniformity in our system.

I encourage my colleagues and the American people to thoughtfully consider options in the Middle East before continuing down paths that I believe may lead to mission creep and to an indefinite United States military presence to prop up…

The White House has been sending mixed and, at times, contradictory messages about what our interests are and what threats to our security exist in the Middle East.

There certainly are limits. Yes, Senator, there are.

And so that requires a degree of independence, in a sense, doesn't it?

If you had to identify just one reform or, say, one small list of two or three reforms that would help alleviate this problem, what would that or what would those reforms be?

This is something that has now become important to people not just on K Street or on Wall Street, but on main streets throughout America.