American Innovators for Patent Reform has several parallel missions:

• Patent Protection: We advocate strong protection of patents and other forms of intellectual property, so our primary focus is on patent reform legislation.
  
• Patent Reform that Is Really Reform: We oppose “reform” proposals that are not really reform but, in fact, weaken our patent system by making patents less valuable and harder to enforce.
  
• First-to-Invent: We support maintaining the current First-to-Invent system, and oppose the First-to-File regime proposed by some.
  
• Patent Protection: We are opposed to apportionment of damages.
  
• Post-Grant Opposition: AIPR does not support post-grant opposition.
  
• Litigation Venues: We oppose limitations on where plaintiffs can file their patent infringement lawsuits.
  
• Willful Infringement: AIPR does not support raising the bar for proving willful infringement.
  
• Patent Reform Act: We were opposed to passage of the Patent Reform Act of 2007! Fortunately for the IP community, this legislation was not passed into law. We now oppose the Patent Reform Act of 2009 which was just introduced, and which is almost identical to the proposed 2007 legislation!
  
• USPTO Funding: AIPR is opposed to diverting funds from the US Patent and Trademark Office to the general treasury. The agency should be 100% self-supporting, and be able to use all the fees it collects to pay for its own operation.
  
• Patent Quality: We support measures to enhance the quality of issued patents.
  
• Two Levels: We propose a two-tier patent system.
  
• Willful Infringers: Finally, we propose criminalization of willful patent infringement!

We continue to add items to our overall organization mission as they are brought to us by our members. Please visit our What You Can Do page for ways to take action.