House Subcommittee conducting hearing on patent trolls today

The House Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property continues its record pace of oversight hearings on the patent system today with “Patent Trolls: Fact or Fiction?” The hearing is scheduled to begin at 9AM Eastern. You can view a live webcast of the hearing here.

Dean Kamen, the professional inventor behind the Segway human transporter and DEKA Research & Development and who famously quipped “I’m Dean Kamen…I’m a patent troll,” returns to the patent reform debate as a witness in the hearing. Dean certainly brings the perspective of the professional inventor to the hearing. Unfortunately, the witness list doesn’t appear to include a representative of the university sector or a representative of individual inventors, two groups that have a vested interest in the patent troll debate. (Note: It is not clear yet on who’s behalf Mr. Reines is testifying)

I’ll have a detailed report soon.