Outcompeting China With Intellectual Property Leadership

Most U.S. patents were earned by firms based outside our borders last year , Trey Gowdy says.

Gowdy : China had the greatest increase in patents issued, up more than 30% over the prior year .

China has a track record of questionable intellectual property claims, Gowdy writes.

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board is designed to be a more efficient method of resolving intellectual property conflicts.

Trey Gowdy represented South Carolina’s 4th District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011-19 .

Gowdy says he has every confidence that John A. Squires will faithfully execute the law and efficiently correct the agency's own errors.

He says the Patent and Trademark Office is serious about standing up to China .