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House Panel Passes Patent Reform Bill
By a bipartisan 24-8 vote, the House Judiciary Committee yesterday approved the Innovation Act (H.R. 9), which would seek to reduce abuse of the patent system.
Senate Panel Passes Patent Reform Bill
By a bipartisan 16-4 vote, the Senate Judiciary Committee today approved the PATENT Act (S. 1137), which would seek to reduce abuse of the patent system through vaguely worded demand letters sent to businesses by patent trolls.
ABA: .bank Domain Can Strengthen Payments System
The new .bank and .insurance domains coming online this year will provide an “incredible opportunity” to provide a more secure payments infrastructure, ABA and the Financial Services Roundtable said in a letter to the Federal Reserve officials leading the Fed’s faster payments initiative.
ABA, Groups: Businesses Need Patent Reform
Financial institutions and other businesses need protection from abusive patent trolls, ABA and several trade groups said in a statement for the record for a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing yesterday.
FinCEN Fines Virtual Currency Company, Launches BSA Exams
Recent actions by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network indicate that regulatory pressure on virtual currency companies is heating up.
What’s in a (Domain) Name?
The new .BANK domain is rolling out this year with greater online security and new branding opportunities.
ABA, Financial Groups Caution on Patent Troll Bill
Patent troll legislation currently before the House Energy and Commerce Committee does too little to protect banks and other businesses from abusive patent infringement claims, ABA and several other trade groups said yesterday.
Solid to the Core
How one banker brought core processing costs into line for his growing bank.
PTAB Invalidates Two Check-Imaging Patents
Two patents for check-imaging processes that were being asserted against banks have been invalidated.