Crunch Time: Call Your Senators on Patent Reform
It’s crunch time. The Patent Reform Act of 2011 is scheduled for an up-or-down vote on the Senate floor this Monday, Feb. 28. It’s time for all intellectual property professionals to look carefully...
View ArticleSenate to Vote on Patent Reform, First to File Fight Looms
The Senate will take up patent reform on Monday, February 28, 2011, the first day back. Some are even anticipating that the Senate will vote on patent reform bill S. 23 late in the day on Monday,...
View ArticlePatent Reform: The Senate Makes Its Move
With a powerful vote of 87 to 3 on a motion to bring debate to a close, the Senate is on the cusp of passing comprehensive patent reform legislation. S.23, “The America Invents Act,” is expected to...
View ArticleTop 10 Reasons Republicans Might Oppose the Patent Office
Given that House Republicans seem to fear an adequately funded Patent Office I got to thinking — What could they be afraid of? With that in mind, here are the top 10 things that House Republicans must...
View ArticleU.S. Patent Office Pays More Taxes Than General Electric
General Electric was not the only large U.S. corporation not to pay taxes. According to Citizens for Tax Justice, General Electric had some company. In fact, American Electric Power, Dupont, Verizon,...
View ArticlePatent Reform: House Passes America Invents Act 304-117
United States House of Representatives passed H.R. 1249, which is known as the America Invents Act by a vote of 304-117. This bill differs from the Senate version of patent reform, S. 23, so there...
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 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...
View ArticleSuper Committee Considering an End to USPTO Fee Diversion
As the Super Committee struggles to find nearly $1.2 trillion in revenue or savings, they should take a serious look at the proposal to give the US Patent and Trademark Office greater control over its...
View ArticleCall to Action: Super Committee Addressing USPTO Funding
There has to be some patent attorneys living in the portions of Montgomery and Prince George Counties represented by Congressman Van Hollen. There has to be some patent law firms in Dallas with ties to...
View ArticleSequestration Politics Places USPTO Satellite Offices on Hold
With sequestration finally cutting the Republicans don't seem to be in any rush whatsoever, so the Patent Office which really should be exempt is caught in the cross hairs. Although it is easy to point...
View ArticlePatent Abuse or Genius? Is Kyle Bass Abusing the Patent System?
Time and time again throughout the legislative history post grant proceedings were explained as being a faster, low-cost alternative to litigating validity disputes in Federal District Court. That...
View ArticleCoburn Amendment: End to Fee Diversion in Senate Bill
The Coburn Amendment would create a specialized fund within the Department of Treasury known as the ‘‘United States Patent and Trademark Office Public Enterprise Fund." The PTO Director would have...
View ArticleCrunch Time: Call Your Senators on Patent Reform
It’s crunch time. The Patent Reform Act of 2011 is scheduled for an up-or-down vote on the Senate floor this Monday, Feb. 28. It’s time for all intellectual property professionals to look carefully...
View ArticleSenate to Vote on Patent Reform, First to File Fight Looms
The Senate will take up patent reform on Monday, February 28, 2011, the first day back. Some are even anticipating that the Senate will vote on patent reform bill S. 23 late in the day on Monday,...
View ArticleSequestration Politics Places USPTO Satellite Offices on Hold
With sequestration finally cutting the Republicans don't seem to be in any rush whatsoever, so the Patent Office which really should be exempt is caught in the cross hairs. Although it is easy to point...
View ArticlePatent Abuse or Genius? Is Kyle Bass Abusing the Patent System?
Time and time again throughout the legislative history post grant proceedings were explained as being a faster, low-cost alternative to litigating validity disputes in Federal District Court. That...
View ArticleCoburn Amendment: End to Fee Diversion in Senate Bill
The Coburn Amendment would create a specialized fund within the Department of Treasury known as the ‘‘United States Patent and Trademark Office Public Enterprise Fund." The PTO Director would have...
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