Patent Director: “Patent Filings Do Not Equal Innovation,” U.S. Needs New Measure

Patent Director: “Patent Filings Do Not Equal Innovation,” U.S. Needs New Measure
U.S. patent director David Kappos gives a forward-leaning look of patent policy at SXSW. In the spirit of SXSW , the U.S. patent office gives Fast Company a forward-leaning perspective on intellectual property and the steps it’s taking to address a beleaguered system that President Obama called ” embarrassing .” David Kappos, director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, says the …