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2011 patent law reform update- the "America Invents Act" - June 23, 2011
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- June 24 2011
The House of Representatives approved the renamed LeahySmith America Invents Act (H.R. 1249) this afternoon by a bipartisan vote of 304-117, following adoption of the Manager’s Amendment and minor amendments on the following subjects: a study of diversity of patent applicants, requirements for the satellite office location process, a “sense of Congress” statement regarding the importance of protecting small businesses from predatory behavior involving innovation, a study on assistance to small businesses to obtain and enforce foreign patents, calculation of a deadline for seeking patent term extension, and addition of provisions directing the PTO to prescribe requirements for proof of derivation
2011 patent law reform update- the "America Invents Act" - July 14, 2011
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- July 14 2011
July 14, 2011 Senate consideration of the America Invents Act (H.R. 1249) appears to be on hold, awaiting “floor time.”
2010 patent law reform update - July 12, 2010
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- July 12 2010
In an article today in Roll Call, House Judiciary Committee Chair Conyers declared his general support for updating the patent system, saying, "The patent system is simply not up to the challenges of the 21st century and is handicapping the American knowledge economy."
2010 patent law reform update
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- USA
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- July 26 2010
House Judiciary Committee Chair Conyers and Ranking Minority Member Lamar Smith wrote today to the House Appropriations Committee, endorsing President Obama's request for a supplemental USPTO appropriation in 2010
2010 patent law reform update - July 28, 2010
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- July 28 2010
The House of Representatives has approved President Obama's proposed increase in the 2010 USPTO appropriation (See July 12th
2011 patent law reform update- the "America Invents Act"
- Fish & Richardson PC
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- USA
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- April 18 2011
"Wow, that is great!" House Judiciary Committee Chair Lamar Smith said following the clerk's report that the committee had just voted 32-3 to approve H.R. 1249, as amended, and send it to the House floor
2011 patent law reform
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- USA
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- March 4 2011
Late today, the Senate voted 87-3 to end debate on S.23 after a maximum of 30 more hours
2011 patent law reform update- the "America Invents Act" - June 27, 2011
- Fish & Richardson PC
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- June 27 2011
The “engrossed” version of H.R. 1249 as adopted last week by the House of Representatives has been released
2011 patent law reform update- the "America Invents Act"
- Fish & Richardson PC
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- USA
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- May 17 2011
It appears likely that the version of H.R. 1249, as amended a month ago by the House Judiciary Committee, will be released with a committee report in the week of May 23rd. It also is likely the bill will be brought to the House floor in mid-June, together with a further Managers Amendment
Supreme Court: it still has to be “clear and convincing”
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- June 15 2011
On June 9, the Supreme Court issued its long-awaited opinion in i4i v. Microsoft, in which the Court unanimously affirmed the “clear and convincing” standard for proving patent invalidity, in keeping with the statutory presumption of the validity of issued patents
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