U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) was named Chairman of the House Intellectual Property Subcommittee by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA).
"I am thrilled and honored to have the opportunity to work … on a subject matter where I have great passion: patents, the Internet, and our nation's framework for encouraging innovation," Issa said in a statement.
The local congressman said his priorities include advancing a strong bipartisan bill to address abusive patent practices by 'patent trolls' and continuing needed oversight of the Patent & Trademark Office to ensure it is best prepared to address challenges for the 21st century.
"I'm looking forward to starting the new year and working on the laws that allowed me to have success in my business before I came to Congress and sparked my interest in public policy and service," he said.
Before coming to Congress in 2001, Rep. Issa served as CEO of California-based Directed Electronics, a company he founded and built in the mid-1990s to become the nation's largest manufacturer of vehicle anti-theft devices, including the highly-successful Viper system.
In 1994, Issa was named Entrepreneur of the Year by Inc. Magazine, Ernst & Young and The San Diego Union Tribune.
During his leadership of Directed Electronics, Issa served as chairman of the Consumer Electronics Association, an organization of 2000 companies within the consumer technology industry that hosts the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
In addition to the Judiciary Committee, Rep. Issa also announced that next Congress he will return to his previous assignment on the House Foreign Affairs Committee as his term as House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman concludes.
"I am thrilled and honored to have the opportunity to work … on a subject matter where I have great passion: patents, the Internet, and our nation's framework for encouraging innovation," Issa said in a statement.
The local congressman said his priorities include advancing a strong bipartisan bill to address abusive patent practices by 'patent trolls' and continuing needed oversight of the Patent & Trademark Office to ensure it is best prepared to address challenges for the 21st century.
"I'm looking forward to starting the new year and working on the laws that allowed me to have success in my business before I came to Congress and sparked my interest in public policy and service," he said.
Before coming to Congress in 2001, Rep. Issa served as CEO of California-based Directed Electronics, a company he founded and built in the mid-1990s to become the nation's largest manufacturer of vehicle anti-theft devices, including the highly-successful Viper system.
In 1994, Issa was named Entrepreneur of the Year by Inc. Magazine, Ernst & Young and The San Diego Union Tribune.
During his leadership of Directed Electronics, Issa served as chairman of the Consumer Electronics Association, an organization of 2000 companies within the consumer technology industry that hosts the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
In addition to the Judiciary Committee, Rep. Issa also announced that next Congress he will return to his previous assignment on the House Foreign Affairs Committee as his term as House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman concludes.