By The Engine Team Bad actors are constantly looking to trick unsuspecting startups into unnecessarily giving up their already-limited resources. …

By Nathan Lindfors, Policy Director, Engine Advocacy & Foundation In a series of State Policy Updates, we are exploring how state initiatives are impacting the innovation happening in startup ecosystems across the country. While much of Engine’s work centers on policy advocacy and education in the federal landscape, state-based policymakers…

By Abby Rives, IP Counsel, Engine Advocacy & Foundation You might not realize it, but whether you’re a startup founder, a digital entrepreneur, or a casual technology and Internet user — what the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) does impacts you and the agency needs to be listening to…

By Jennifer Weinhart, Senior Policy Advisor, Engine Advocacy & Foundation The federal government is considering a rule change that would make it easier for would-be startup founders and employees to leave their day jobs and join the startup ecosystem. While the rule will likely face challenges in court if finalized…

By Kate Tummarello, Executive Director, Engine Advocacy & Foundation Internet creators, storytellers, educators, authors, artists, and more joined together in defense of a foundational Internet law currently being challenged in front of the Supreme Court. Through its Digital Entrepreneur Project, Engine helped organize a first-of-its-kind brief filed with the court…

By Kate Tummarello, Executive Director, Engine Advocacy & Foundation Entrepreneurship and innovation should be accessible to everyone. That’s why in September Engine, with the support of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, launched “Innovation for All” — a project to identify and propose policy solutions to correct barriers to entrepreneurship, especially…

By Kate Tummarello, Executive Director, Engine Advocacy & Foundation The Supreme Court is going to consider several cases early next year that could change the way Internet companies host content and how creators and other digital entrepreneurs find and grow their audiences. Depending on how the court rules in one…

By Jennifer Weinhart, Senior Policy Advisor, Engine Advocacy & Foundation While innovative ideas and entrepreneurship can be found everywhere across the country, startup founders from rural areas and small revitalizing towns face unique challenges. From barriers to securing capital, to limited talent availability, to problems accessing reliable, affordable broadband, launching…

By Abby Rives, IP Counsel, Engine Advocacy & Foundation The importance of transparency in the patent system is rising to the surface right now as policymakers and judges seek to understand who really owns and asserts U.S. patents. This week, a Senate committee will consider a bill encouraging patentees to…