As litigation funding becomes more commonplace and continues to grow by leaps and bounds, it is important that litigation funders possess a reasoned voice. Certum Group Director of Intellectual Property Bryce Barcelo was recently interviewed in a Bloomberg Law article discussing the recent nomination of John A. Squires to lead the US Patent and Trademark Office.
“This is somebody who has the real opportunity to bring IP litigation funding to the forefront and out of the darkness a little bit and highlight that this can be a good thing,” Barcelo told Bloomberg Law in response to questions about how Mr. Squires can put his personal seal on his PTO tenure.
While big tech lobbies for restrictions on litigation funders and funding, Barcelo—and Certum Group—believe that litigation funding levels the playing field, allowing for small operating companies and solo inventors to enforce their duly-granted rights and hold so-called “efficient infringers” responsible for their infringing acts.
The full article is available at this link.
