Engine remains opposed to the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (SESTA).
Engine Statement on the Support Our Startups Act
"Engine is proud to support the Support Our Startups Act, a bill that would reduce tax burdens on entrepreneurs in their first year of business. The bill from Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) would help startups hit the ground running by increasing they amount they can write off as federal tax deductions in their first year.
Senators, Congressmen Agree: Need to Find “Common Ground” on CDA 230
Testifying on Section 230
Tomorrow, our Executive Director Evan Engstrom will testify in front of a House subcommittee about the importance of a foundational Internet law and efforts to fight sex trafficking online.
What They Are Saying About The Importance of Protecting Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act
Engine Statement on the Startup Act
Engine's Statement on Trump's Decision to End DACA
Engine Statement on President Trump’s Pick for United States Patent and Trademark Office Director
Engine looks forward to working with President Trump’s for nominee Andrei Iancu for the position of the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). As a non-profit advocacy and research organization that supports startups, we understand what an important position the Director of the USPTO is to protecting the innovation ecosystem.
Modernized Trade Deals Need Pro-Startup Policies
Standing Together to Protect CDA 230
Engine Applauds Senators Lee and Leahy for Introduction of ECPA Modernization Act of 2017
Engine applauds Senators Lee and Leahy for their continued work on updating the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA). The Lee-Leahy bill will modernize the nation’s electronic privacy laws and bring protections against warrantless searches into harmony with the technological realities of today.
Engine's Statement on the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act
Engine to Testify before House Judiciary Committee on Bad Patents
Delaying International Entrepreneur Rule Will Harm Startup Investment
Engine Welcomes Reintroduction of Stock Options Legislation
Engine Supports David Redl's Nomination to National Telecommunications and Information Administrator
Engine Supports Vishal Amin's Nomination to Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator
Engine Welcomes Supreme Court Ruling in TC Heartland Case
Today, the Supreme Court delivered a blow to patent trolls by unanimously reversing the Federal Circuit’s decision in TC Heartland v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC. The high court ruled that defendants in patent cases can only be sued where they are incorporated or have a regular and established place of business. The decision will make it significantly harder for patent trolls to file lawsuits in jurisdictions that patent-friendly but otherwise unrelated to the claims at issue—most notably the Eastern District of Texas, where almost forty percent of patent cases were filed last year.
Engine Responds to FCC's Efforts to Undermine Net Neutrality
Today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to adopt a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to roll back the 2015 Open Internet Order and reverse the agency’s Title II classification of Internet Service Providers (ISPs). Today’s vote initiates a public comment period of 90 days. The following statement can be attributed to Engine Executive Director Evan Engstrom.
