Like Bieber fever, the itch to mess with the rules for patenting have spread far and wide. There is currently being considered a Bill to amend Australia’s patent law, which proposes a number of substantial changes. Description of the invention Under the proposed legislation, there will be a requirement that the description must enable the […]
On September 16, 2011, President Barack Obama signed into law the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act. This Act is touted as the most comprehensive overhaul to our patent system since 1836. The new law is intended to afford more certainty for patent applicants and owners, and provide the USPTO the resources needed to operate efficiently and […]
This morning, President Obama signed the America Invents Act at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology in Alexandria, Virginia—a school named for the first official to issue U.S. patents. On stage with President Obama was a bipartisan group of legislators: Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT); Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX); Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA); Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA); and Rep. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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