House Republicans Oppose Adequately Funded Patent Office
Despite the fact that Congressmen Ryan and Rogers would like this to be about the Obama Administration, the fact is that Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) is the one who championed the amendment in the Senate...
View ArticlePatent Reform Stalled in the Senate Thanks to Debt Ceiling
That being the case it seems likely to me that patent reform won't be picked up in the Senate until after Labor Day in September. What does this mean for patent reform? Who knows! I personally cannot...
View ArticlePatent Reform Back to Senate After Labor Day
Cloture is the only procedure by which the Senate can vote to place a time limit on consideration of a bill or other matter, and thereby overcome a filibuster. Under the cloture rule (Rule XXII), the...
View ArticleIs it too late on Patent Reform?
Now, we’re about to toss it out in favor of a “first to file” bent with post grant challenges and derivation proceedings? Say what…….why? What did the statute do wrong? 8 million patents is a...
View ArticlePatent Reform: Post Grant Review Musings
Why would we expect a new post-issuance review to work any better than the current prosecution process? Why are we to expect the Patent Office, which is certainly not equipped to handle litigation-like...
View ArticleSenate Votes 93-5 to End Debate on Patent Reform, Vote Imminent
The United States Senate voted 93 to 5 earlier this evening to end debate on patent reform, which should set up a vote on H.R. 1249 in the coming days. Debate on patent reform is now over in the...
View ArticleSenate Votes 89-9 to Pass Patent Reform, No End to Fee Diversion
It looks like my prediction on Tuesday that the Senate would pass H.R. 1249, the America Invents Act, prior to President Obama's much anticipated jobs and economy speech that begins at 7:00pm ET today,...
View ArticleThe America Invents Act – How it All Went Down
On Friday, September 16, 2011, President Obama signed into law “The America Invents Act” (“AIA”) which passed the Senate on September 8, 2011, by a vote of 89-9. The AIA passed the House of...
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