Taking on the Patent Trolls

Here's What's Happening Here at the White House           DAILY SNAPSHOT Tuesday, June 4, 2013           Featured  Taking on the Patent Trolls Our patent system is meant to encourage innovation and invention. But in recent years, companies called "patent trolls" have used abusive patent litigation designed to threaten innovators in order to extract settlements based on questionable claims. It costs the economy billions of dollars and undermines American innovation, and today President Obama issued five executive actions and seven legislative recommendations designed to protect innovators from unnecessary litigation and improve the quality patents in our system. Learn how the Administration is taking on patent trolls to protect American innovation.       Top Stories The National Conference on Mental Health Nationally, an estimated 45 million Americans suffer from illnesses like depression, schizophrenia or post-traumatic stress syndrome. Yesterday, the White House hosted a day-long conference to kick off a national conversation about mental health in the United States. READ MORE Hanging Out and Talking Asteroids at the White House As part of the White House’s ongoing series of “We The Geeks” Google+ Hangouts (focused on highlighting science, technology, and innovation topics), we gathered some leaders in space exploration together for a pregame show to the near-miss of asteroid 1998 QE2 on Friday. READ MORE Being Biden Vol. 8: Remembering Senator Lautenberg In the latest installment of Being Biden, Vice President Biden remembers his friend, the late Senator Frank Lautenberg. READ MORE       Today's Schedule All times are Eastern Standard Time (EST) 9:30 AM: The President and the Vice President receive the Presidential Daily Briefing WATCH LIVE 10:30 AM: The President delivers a statement 11:10 AM: The President and Chilean President Sebastián Piñerahold a bilateral meeting; The Vice President also attends 12:30 PM: The President and the Vice President meet for lunch 1:00 PM: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney WATCH LIVE 2:20 PM: The President departs the White House en route Bethesda, Maryland 2:30 PM: The President arrives Bethesda, Maryland 2:50 PM: The President visits the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center 4:35 PM: The President departs Bethesda, Maryland en route the White House 4:45 PM: The President arrives at the White House 7:00 PM: Vice President Biden Speaks at the American-Turkish Council’s Conference WATCH LIVE     Facebook    Twitter   |   More Ways to Engage Did Someone Forward This to You? Sign Up for Email Updates This email was sent to e0nstar1.blog@gmail.com Sign Up for Updates from the White House Unsubscribe | Privacy Policy Please do not reply to this email. Contact the White House The White House • 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW • Washington, DC 20500 • 202-456-1111