Lawmakers Lack Serious Engagement in IP Issues, Scorecard Says

The majority of federal lawmakers fail to engage enough on intellectual property issues, according to a congressional scorecard released Thursday by an advocacy group co-chaired by two former US Patent and Trademark Office directors.

Almost 70% of House members and senators received a “C” or “C-,” which the report said “means that close to a supermajority of Congress shows, at best, only a passing interest in national IP policy.” The US can’t continue to be the biggest global source of innovation without legislators meaningfully engaging to support a strong IP system, according to the Council for Innovation Promotion, which released ...