About your expert
J. Matthew Buchanan has been blogging patent law and policy issues since January, 2004. He created the original Promote the Progress site just before “patent reform” achieved official buzzword status. He’s a recognized expert that frequently speaks on patent law and policy issues, including all flavors of patent reform in the United States.
Recognizing the global nature of various patent policy movements, Mr. Buchanan began restructuring Promote the Progress as a portal of patent law information from all corners of the globe. He started the portal project in January, 2008 and hopes to complete it before he retires.
Mr. Buchanan is a registered United States Patent Attorney and is Of Counsel to Dunlap Codding. His full professional biography is available here.
In the media
Books
Under your Byline - 7 steps to getting your bylined article published in the publications that matter most, by David Freedman and Paula Levis Suita (available as part of the Get Good Press series for lawyers, from Eminent Publishing Company)
Naked Conversations: How blogs are changing the way businesses talk with customers, by Robert Scoble and Shel Israel (available at Amazon
Journals, Newspapers, and Magazines
Laboratory Industry Report - ‘First to File’ Patent Reform Efforts Underscore Labs’ Need to Protect IP (January, 2008) (an article that explores things companies in the lab industry can do to prepare for coming patent reform) (subscription required)
National Law Journal - Lawmakers lag behind in patent reform - High court, PTO make strides; Congress slowed by big tech, big pharma (May 7, 2007) (an article by Marcia Coyle about the advancement of patent reform in the Courts and the Patent and Trademark Office, and the stalling of reform efforts in Congress; various JMB quotations regarding the Supreme Court’s decision in KSR v. Teleflex and the changing dynamics of patent reform legislation) (subscription required)
IP Law & Business - Newsmakers column: Carter Phillips: Winning the eBay Case (2006 Almanac) (an article by Jake Thomas about Carter Phillips, lead counsel for eBay in eBay v. MercExchange; JMB quotation regarding Federal Circuit injunctive relief law prior to eBay; not available online)
Boston Bar Journal - Supreme Court Ends Special Treatment for Patent Injunctions (an article by Howard Susser and Jerry Cohen discussing eBay v. MercExchange; citation to Promote the Progress as a resource)
LawyersUSA - U.S. Supreme Court Begins New Term (Patent cases in forthcoming 2006-2007 Supreme Court term)
IP Law 360 - House Subcommittee OKs $1.77B USPTO Funding Bill (USPTO appropriations and fees) (subscription required)
Washington Internet Daily (Congressional hearings on patent trolls, subscription required)
Law Practice (The American Bar Association’s magazine on the Business of Practicing Law) - Blog 2.0 - The Next Stage of Lawyer Blogging (the future of law blogging, written by Tom Mighell)
Dragonfire (Drexel University’s award-winning online magazine) - Possible Patent Pandemonium in a Pandemic? Avian flu poses a risk to future drug development (compulsory licensing)
Genetic Engineering News (compulsory licensing)
Business Week (patent reform legislation, subscription required)
Inc. Magazine online (patent reform legislation)
Nature Biotechnology (patent reform legislation, subscription required)
Articles
American Laywer Media’s Law.com (article on Supreme Court case eBay v. MercExchange)
American Lawyer Media’s Law.com (2005 review and top story)
Other Projects