Kristen Osenga

Last month, 200 of the world's largest companies signed a letter to the Judicial Conference asking for mandatory disclosure of third-party funding in federal litigation. It's no surprise that these behemoth corporations want to make it harder for small inventors to protect their intellectual property. If small inventors can't afford to defend their patents in court, corporate giants can steal their inventions with little fear of consequences. Read IDA's newly submitted letter opposing these onerous disclosure requirements: inventorsdefense.org/wp-cont…

More than 200 companies recently signed a letter advocating for federal third-party litigation funding disclosure rules. It should come as no surprise: the same deep-pocketed companies that routinely face lawsuits are now pushing for rules that would make it harder for smaller plaintiffs -- and thousands of inventors -- to finance litigation and hold them accountable in the courtroom. ipwatchdog.com/2026/09/15/mo…