Newegg Chief Legal Officer Lee Chang is among...
Newegg Chief Legal Officer Lee Chang is among the witnesses set to testify Thursday before the House Commerce Oversight Subcommittee on the impact patent assertion entities (PAEs) have on the U.S. economy and innovation. The hearing is set to focus…
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mainly on the effect of demand letters that PAEs send in advance of potential litigation, the committee said Tuesday in a memo. Witnesses are expected to testify on how companies respond to demand letters, the typical details included in the letters, and how companies negotiate with PAEs prior to litigation, the memo said (http://1.usa.gov/1bAZeha). The Senate Consumer Protection Subcommittee examined the effects of demand letters last week during a hearing meant to precede possible legislation (CD Nov 8 p13). Other witnesses set to testify include: Charles Duan, director of Public Knowledge’s Patent Reform Project; Jamie Richardson, White Castle System’s vice president-government and shareholder relations; Justin Bragiel, Texas Hotel & Lodging Association general counsel; and Robin Feldman, director of the University of California Hastings College of Law’s Institute for Innovation Law.