Patent Reform: “America Invents Act” Almost Law
The Leahy-Smith “America Invents Act” H.R. 1249, was passed by the U.S. Senate on September 8, 2011 and because the House of Representatives passed identical legislation on June 23, the bill will go directly to President Barack Obama to be signed into law. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.),Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, commented on the final passage […]
Invent America Act
For the second day in a row, (Senate Session, Part I and Senate Session, Part 2) Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) stood on the floor of the Senate and argued for the Senate to pass S. 23, now named the “Invent America Act.” In Tuesday’s Senate session Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL), joined by Senator Mark Pryor […]
Patent Reform Act of 2011
The latest patent reform bill entitled “The Patent Reform Act of 2011″ (PDF) , will be introduced to Congress by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), chairman of the Judiciary Committee, on Jan. 25, 2011. Could this be the year it becomes law? The Judiciary Committee has introduced patent reform bills to Congress every year since 2006. […]
Senator Leahy Uses Bilski to Push Patent Reform
In an effort to push forward patent reform, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) posted a press release using the highly publicized Supreme Court decision in Bilski v. Kappos (.PDF) as a reason as to why reform is needed. Bilski affirmed a Federal Circuit decision denying a patent for a process for hedging on […]
Patent Reform Act of 2010: An Overview
Is the United States patent system broken and does it need to be fixed? Can our governmental leaders fix the patent system through legislation? Patent reform legislation has been introduced in each of past three Congresses and has yet to be ratified. Through the current Reform Act it is hoped that better patents are issued, […]
“Patent Reform Act of 2010” and “First Inventor to File” Rule Change
The Patent Reform Act of 2010 was recently made public in the form of an (“Amendment to S. 515”). Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) spoke at an Executive Business meeting (webcast) February 25, 2010 about this amendment to the patent reform act. Leahy stated, “When Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and I started this […]