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Washington – Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) and Senator Ted Cruz (TX) have submitted an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States supporting the request of American firearms manufacturers to have their case heard by the High Court in Mexico v. Smith & Wesson Brands Inc.
Washington – Legislation authored by Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48), Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet to amend U.S. patent code passed the House Judiciary Committee by unanimous voice vote.
Issa’s bill, H.R. 7803, authorizes the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to provide good faith exceptions to certain fines imposed for minor infractions of the U.S. patent code.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48), Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, has introduced H.R. 7803, new legislation to make substantive amendments to the U.S. patent code. Subcommittee Ranking Member Hank Johnson (GA-04) joined as cosponsor.
Washington – Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48), the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, joined Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan in sending a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai regarding the Biden Administration’s disastrous waiver of certain portions of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS). Rep. Issa was joined by all of his GOP subcommittee colleagues.
Correspondence from Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) sent today to the leadership of the U.S.
Correspondence from Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) to the Treasury Department and the FBI was featured in a Washington Examiner exclusive report last week. The article outlined Rep. Issa’s serious concern that for several years, the nationwide Democrat fundraising platform ActBlue maintained a business relationship with an organization tied to terror funding.
Washington – Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48), Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, will hold a hearing tomorrow, September 27, at 10 a.m. ET.
The hearing will examine the U.S. Copyright Office's (USCO) operations and the status of programs and reforms enacted in previous sessions of Congress. The hearing will also explore the USCO's ongoing efforts in artificial intelligence, music copyrights, and the right to repair.
Washington – Today, Speaker Kevin McCarthy appointed Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) as a conferee on the House-Senate Conference Committee to resolve bicameral differences in the FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
Rep. Issa will represent the House Judiciary Committee as a Senior Member for the negotiations alongside other House Republicans.
Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48), a Senior Member of the House Judiciary Committee and Chairman of the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, issued the following statement on this week’s opinions handed by the Supreme Court of the United States:
ICYMI – Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48), Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, published an op-ed in Variety entitled: The Music Modernization Act Transformed Licensing, but There’s More Work to Do.
