Patent Law Updates | New Proposed Legislation

June 8, 2009

AZ Sen. Kyl Files Own Version of Patent Reform Bill

Patent Reform Act of 2009
S. 610, 3/17/2009

U.S. Senator Jon Kyl (R-Az) has filed his own version of Patent Reform Act of 2009 (S. 610). After reading the bill twice on the floor, the Senate referred the bill to the Committee on Judiciary on March 17, 2009.

The proposed legislation, bearing the title “A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform,”  amends federal patent law to rewrite provisions concerning the conditions for patentability.  The bill also:

—Defines “effective filing date of a claimed invention” as the filing date of the patent or the application for patent containing the claim to the invention…

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The following companies are mentioned in Patent Law Updates:

Boston Scientific Corp.

Microsoft Corp.

Samsung Electronics America, Inc.

Cordis Corp.

Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.

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Stryker Corp.

LG Electronics, Inc.

Smith & Nephew, Inc.

Sanyo North America Corp.

Cohesive Technologies, Inc.

Waters Corp.

Swisa, Inc.

Egyptian Goddess, Inc.

Dror Swisa

Motorola, Inc.

Johnson & Johnson, Inc.

Target Corp.

Sears Holding Corp.

Kohl’s Department Stores, Inc.

K-Mart Corp.

J.C. Penney Company, Inc.

Glamourmom LLC

Audiovox Communications Corp.

Federated Department Stores

McKesson Information Solutions, Inc.

Elizabeth Lange LLC d.b.a. Liz Lange Maternity

Bridge Medical, Inc.

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Smithkline Beecham Corp. (d.b.a. GlaxoSmithKline, plc.)

SmithKline Beecham PLC

HT Window Fashion Corp.

SmithKline Beecham Corp. d.b.a GlaxoSmithKline

Scimed Life Systems Inc.

Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc.

Glaxo Group Limited d.b.a. GlaxoSmithKline

Mylan Pharmaceutical, Inc.

Ranbaxy, Inc.

Mylan Laboratories, Inc.

Nokia, Inc.

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.

Stryker Sales Corp.

Stryker Orthopaedics

Howmedica Osteonics Corp.

Acumed, LLC

Quanta Computer, Inc.

Myriad Genetics

Mars Electronics International, Inc.

American Honda Motor, Inc.

Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc.

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