H.R.1908 - Patent Reform Act of 2007

To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform. view all titles (4)

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  • Short: Patent Reform Act of 2007 as reported to house.
  • Short: Patent Reform Act of 2007 as passed house.
  • Official: To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform. as introduced.
  • Short: Patent Reform Act of 2007 as introduced.
 
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The Patent Reform Act of 2007 (H.R. 1908) was introduced on April 18, 2007, by Rep. Howard Berman (D-Calif.). The bill seeks to create a "first-to-file" system for granting patents; currently, the patent goes to the inventor who can claim, and prove, he or she to had an idea first and was the first to use it for commercial purposes.

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01/18/08
Patent reform debate heads to US Senate

The House voted 220 to 175 with 37 abstaining or not voting on HR 1908. Voting on the House bill generally tracked party lines with 73 percent of Democrats ...

Source: EETimes.com
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11/04/07
Weakened patent protection ultimately will cost lives

While there is room for improvement in our nation's patent system, the Patent Reform Act of 2007 (HR 1908/S. 1145) would do much more harm than good. ...

Source: phillyBurbs.com, PA
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11/02/07
Court Blocks New Patent Rule

The House has passed its version of the legislation, HR 1908. GSK also argued that the limit on the number of claims is unjust because companies are ...

Source: FDA news (subscription), VA
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12/27/08
Cygnus Provides Reminder Everything is Still Patently Unclear ...

Their stated mission is to “improve the quality of the patents being issued” and “re-balancing and strengthening the patent system”. Many of their goals were made into what’s known as the Patent Reform Act of 2007 (H.R. 1908, S. 11

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12/15/08
TechDirt on patent reform on Dec. 15

Here, in New Jersey, Democrat-scientist Rush Holt voted AGAINST HR 1908 and conservative Republican Chris Smith voted FOR HR 1908. Patent reform 2007 was about apportionment of damages, period. Ask the Coalition for Patent Reform, ...

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12/02/08
Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge - Newsstand

During 2007, H.R. 1908 was passed by the US House of Representatives, which, if enacted, would grant authority for substantive rulemaking by the USPTO. The USPTO’s expanded rulemaking authority would be granted retroactively, ...

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