On 9/6/11, US Business & Industry Council (USBIC) arranged a briefing for Senate staff about the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (H.R.1249)(formerly known as the Patent Reform Act of 2011). This briefing’s purpose was to make the Senate aware of many of the problems with this horrific legislation. The panelists were (from right to left (facing […]
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 […]
Admittedly, patent reform is not a sexy topic. Those passionate about it are lab geeks, computer nerds, inventors, academics, attorneys and IP bloggers – not exactly the glitterati. But if it passes the hurdle of a full Senate vote, it will hurt – entrepreneurs, inventors and the economy. Perhaps this lack of charisma is why […]
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to approve a patent reform bill, despite opposition from Sen. Orrin Hatch. This will send the bill to the Senate for a vote after including amendments. The Senate Judiciary Committee held an Executive Business Meeting to consider S.515, the Patent Reform Act of 2009 (Leahy, Hatch, Schumer, Whitehouse). The legislation […]
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