President Obama yesterday announced new efforts to curb the scourge of patent assertion entities (commonly called patent trolls) on U.S. businesses. Gary Shapiro, CEA's president and CEO, applauded President Obama for his actions. As part of the president's announcement, the White House released a report [PDF] with some pretty scary findings: During the last two years, lawsuits brought by patent trolls have risen from more than 29 percent of all infringement suits...

President Obama’s five executive orders and seven legislative suggestions aimed at curbing the influence of patent trolls are a step in the right direction for technology companies.   Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of CEA, announced via a press release today that “President Obama’s decisive action today against Patent Assertion Entities (also known as patent trolls), is on the side of innovation and job creation and against the spineless parasites of society who...

    The March for Innovation or iMarch, made a huge splash this week as the virtual march descended on Washington, highlighting the need for immigration reform in the U.S. As a vocal advocate for smart immigration policies, CEA hosted a Google+ Hangout in conjunction with iMarch. The discussion was moderated by Hamish McKenzie, reporter, PandoDaily, and touched on a variety of issues such as the success of the March, current immigration legislation, company talent...

CEA will be hosting a Google Hangout tomorrow, Thursday, May 23, in conjunction with the March for Innovation – a virtual push for smart, comprehensive immigration reform taking place on May 22 and 23.  The Google Hangout, scheduled for 5 p.m. on Thursday, will feature thought leaders and advocates, including CEA’s own  Michael Petricone, who will discuss how to remedy the broken immigration system in the United States and how we can keep high-skilled workers and...

This week, CEA released the second annual report of our industry’s eCycling Leadership Initiative, which measures and promotes responsible recycling nationally. More than 585 million pounds of electronics were responsibly recycled in 2012 by CE companies, which is an increase of 27 percent over 2011 (460 million pounds), and a total increase of 95 percent since 2010 (300 million pounds). What’s more, as of April 2013, there are now more than 8,000 responsible recycling...