By Russell Binns, Allied Security Trust (January 27, 2017, 3:29 PM EST) -- The biggest news of 2016, the presidential election, has become the biggest topic of speculation for early 2017 — what to expect under a Trump administration, and the intellectual property sector is no different. Trump had no stated patent policy during the election and no one really knows what will occur, but IP will probably be a low priority and it may be years before any legislative changes. Probably the top four priorities will be a U.S. Supreme Court appointment, confirmation of cabinet appointments, Immigration reform and health care. The top three IP issues, when they come up, will be patent-eligible subject matter under Section 101, the Patent Trial Appeal Board, and litigation reform. That, however, hasn't stopped everyone from trying to read the tea leaves and figure out what may occur under the Trump administration regarding patents and discuss what they think could occur or what they would like to see occur....
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