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Developers need the right to challenge junk patents

Developers need the right to challenge junk patents

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently proposed rule changes that will make it harder to challenge low quality patents. Without the ability to quickly and efficiently challenge wrongly granted patents, innovation and developers suffer.

Mike Linksvayer
2022 Transparency Report

2022 Transparency Report

Looking back over a year’s worth of developer-first content moderation and, new in this report, making our data more accessible to researchers.

Kevin Xu
Yout amicus: fighting for developers’ right to innovate

Yout amicus: fighting for developers’ right to innovate

Our mission to accelerate human progress through developer collaboration requires us, from time to time, to fight against legal developments that would needlessly impair developers’ right to innovate. That’s why GitHub has filed an amicus brief in the appeal of Yout LLC v. Recording Industry of America, Inc.

Kevin Xu
GitHub at the 77th United Nations General Assembly

GitHub at the 77th United Nations General Assembly

Read about how the GitHub Social Impact, Tech for Social Good and Policy teams participated in the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, including events we hosted with the World Health Organization and the UN Development Programme.

Mala Kumar