Procter & Gamble), pharmaceutical makers, biotechnology and nanotechnology companies,
inventor can be hard to prove. The bills lay out a process for contesting a
slate of House and Senate politicians ultimately approve the bills in floor votes.
proposal would go a long way toward staving off expensive court litigation,
patent applicant's entitlement to that protection under the new system.
patents in their business models.
inventor can be hard to prove. The bills lay out a process for contesting a
slate of House and Senate politicians ultimately approve the bills in floor votes.
proposal would go a long way toward staving off expensive court litigation,
patent applicant's entitlement to that protection under the new system.
patents in their business models.
Enactment of the bills "is essential to future innovation and prosperity
swath of companies, from major manufacturers (think General Electric, 3M and
venture capitalists, some universities and research institutions, and companies
the rise of so-called "patent trolls" that exist solely to extort disproportionate
On Thursday evening, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved by a 13-5 vote
Arguments for and against whether a single, unified patent bill will
The Senate action followed incremental changes at earlier committee meetings
conference back in April but are now slightly different, thanks to various
said in a statement after the vote.
Each bill would establish a "first to file" patent system, which all other
"The bill will still erode, not strengthen, patent protections thereby dampening
swath of companies, from major manufacturers (think General Electric, 3M and
venture capitalists, some universities and research institutions, and companies
the rise of so-called "patent trolls" that exist solely to extort disproportionate
On Thursday evening, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved by a 13-5 vote
Arguments for and against whether a single, unified patent bill will
The Senate action followed incremental changes at earlier committee meetings
conference back in April but are now slightly different, thanks to various
said in a statement after the vote.
Each bill would establish a "first to file" patent system, which all other
"The bill will still erode, not strengthen, patent protections thereby dampening
