Patent Law Updates | New Proposed Legislation
April 27, 2010
USPTO Releases Its Position on Manager’s Amendment to S.515
USPTO’s Position on Patent Reform Act of 2010
Manager’s Amendment to S.515, 4/21/2010
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke submitted a letter to members of the Senate Judiciary Committee expressing the administration’s view that the draft Manager’s Amendment to existing Senate patent reform legislation will make the reforms more effective upon implementation. Reforming the patent system will accelerate economic growth and job creation, and expand America’s ability to innovate.
In the letter, Locke expressed the administration’s position that the draft Manager’s Amendment to S.515, the “Patent Reform Act of 2010,” saying that it “improves the reported bill and incorporates critical elements of patent reform.” At the same time, the administration is supportive of ongoing…
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