Trademark Law Updates | New Proposed Legislation
April 24, 2009
Rep. Conyers Files House Version of Patent Reform Act of 2009
Patent Reform Act of 2009
H.R. 1260, 3/3/2009
Rep. John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mi) has filed a House version of the Patent Reform Act of 2009 to match the Senate version filed by Senators Orrin Hatch (R-Ut) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt) (S. 515).
LawUpdates.com has already presented the major features of this bill in an earlier post. The Senate and House bills are similar to bipartisan legislation introduced in the 110th Congress. Notable proposed changes by this legislation include reform of patent infringement litigation, post-grant review, and changing to a “first-to-file” system.
Basically, the bill amends federal patent law to rewrite provisions concerning the conditions for patentability. It also:
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