Patent Reform Act of 2007
To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform.
previous 110th session of congress Other Bill Titles (4 more) 9/7/2007--Passed House amended. Patent Reform Act of 2007 - Amends federal patent law to establish a first-inventor-to file system and to add or revise provisions governing patent review proceedings and patent infringement litigation.
(Sec. 3) Adds and expands definitions ... more
Committees
Amendments
This bill has 5 amendments. See All Amendments
Bill Status
| Introduced | ![]() | Voted on by House | ![]() | Voted on by Senate | ![]() | Considered By President | ![]() | Bill Becomes Law |
| April 18, 2007 | September 07, 2007 |
Latest Vote
| September 07, 2007Roll call number 863 in the House | |||
| Question: On Passage: H R 1908 Patent Reform Act of 2007 | |||
| Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 1/2 (50%) | Percentage of 'aye' votes: 50% | Result: Passed | |
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In the News
January 18, 2008 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 ...
November 04, 2007 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. ...
November 02, 2007 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 ...
Blog Coverage
December 27, 2008 Cygnus Provides Reminder Everything is Still Patently Unclear ...
Their stated mission is to âimprove the quality of the patents being issuedâ and âre-balancing and strengthening the patent systemâ. Many of their goals were made into whatâs known as the Patent Reform Act of 2007 (H.R. 1908, S. 11
December 15, 2008 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, ...
December 02, 2008 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 USPTOâs expanded rulemaking authority would be granted retroactively, ...
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