Since the America Invents Act has now passed, a lot of applicants will now qualify for a 75% reduction in certain fees at the US Patent Office. The Act created a new micro-entity rate. Now, various fees are due according to the following schedule: 1. Regular applicants: You’re a big boy or girl and you […]
Well, it looks like it’s all over but for the crying. The Senate voted 89 to 9 to pass the Patent Reform Act bill yesterday. The Senate rejected proposed amendments to the house bill H.R. 1249, approved by the House last June, including: An amendment by Sen. Tom Coburn, R-OK, to go back to the […]
clo·ture. noun /ˈklÅCHÉ™r/ (in a legislative assembly) A procedure for ending a debate and taking a vote; a cloture motion. (*update: The Senate voted 93-5 to end debate on a motion to proceed with the bill, limiting debate to 30 hours.) The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, H.R. 1249 passed the House in June by 304-117, […]
There’s more reaction to the passage of The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, H.R. 1249, by the House of Representatives. The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) came out in support of the bill. President and CEO Jim Greenwood said: “The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act will bring our patent system into the 21st century. The improvements made […]
H.R. 1249, the America Invents Act, passed the House today with bipartisan support. The Senate passed its version of the bill (S. 23) on March 8th by a vote of 95 to 5. Representative Mike Michaud (D-ME) voted in favor of the bill saying: “We need to make it easier for companies to innovate and […]
General Debate Statement of the Honorable John Conyers, Jr. in Opposition to H.R. 1249, the America Invents Act Our Nation’s patent system plays a critical role in the economic health of the United States and global leadership in innovative technology development. But our patent system has long been in need of comprehensive reform. Unfortunately, H.R. […]
June 21, 2011 VOTE NO ON H.R. 1249 SPECIAL INTEREST PATENT BILL BENEFITS FOREIGN MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS OVER U.S. INVENTORS Dear Colleague: Please join us in opposing H.R. 1249. While we may have different concerns with the legislation, as Members of Congress including two former Chairs of the House Judiciary Committee, a former Chair of the […]
News out of Washington is that the Patent Reform Act is off again. The main issue of debate appears to be the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office funding provisions in H.R. 1249, “The America Invents Act.” Section 22 of the Judiciary Committee reported bill allows the USPTO to retain all user fees to use for […]
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