Kevin Kirsch, a patent attorney and partner in the Cincinnati office of Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, testified before the United States House of Representatives, Committee on Small Business, at a hearing entitled, “The Importance of Patent Reform to Small Businesses.”  Other panel members consisted of the Commissioner of Patents, John Dole, and representatives from eBay, Georgetown University, Mobius, Venture Investors and Amberwaves. According to Ranking Member, Congressman Steve Chabot, “The relationship between innovation, particularly advances in technology, and small businesses cannot be overstated.” 

Appearing before the committee, Kirsch proposed an extensive patent reform agenda which emphasized recommendations for patent reform initiatives and highlighted a combination of events which led to a gold rush in patent reformation and examined judicial trends against the enforceability of a patent and proposed legislative initiatives.