S.1145 - Patent Reform Act of 2007

A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform. view all titles (3)

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  • Short: Patent Reform Act of 2007 as introduced.
  • Short: Patent Reform Act of 2007 as reported to senate.
  • Official: A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform. as introduced.

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05/06/08
Patent Changes: Coming and Going

It appears that the Senate has pulled the plug on the Patent Reform Act (S. 1145) after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid pulled the bill from the floor ...

Source: Patent Baristas, OH
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05/01/08
Patent Reform Act Stalls in the Senate

The progress Congress was making on the Patent Reform Act (S. 1145) has stalled and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has pulled the bill from the floor ...

Source: EFF, CA
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04/21/08
Patent Bill Should Die

In short, though, S. 1145 and HR 1908 would destroy what the Founding Fathers put into the Constitution with the specific intent of stimulating invention. ...

Source: Human Events, DC
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04/17/08
Senate Prepares To Consider Patent Reform Act Of 2007, Circulates ...

On March 13, 2008, the Senate Judiciary Committee released 15 proposed amendments to the Patent Reform Act of 2007 (S. 1145) in advance of full Senate ...

Source: Mondaq News Alerts (subscription), UK
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04/15/08
Legislation stalls in the Senate over negotiations on damage rates

Formally known as S.1145, the Patent Reform Act opened a rift in the business world: biotech companies, labor unions, inventors, and capital firms squared ...

Source: DailyTech, IL
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04/10/08
BIO Commends Senator Specter For Standing Firm On Patent Reform ...

“BIO applauds the continuing efforts of Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) to improve and strengthen the Patent Reform Act (S. 1145) to ensure that this ...

Source: Earthtimes, UK
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04/10/08
BIO Commends Senator Specter For Standing Firm On Patent Reform ...

"BIO applauds the continuing efforts of Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) to improve and strengthen the Patent Reform Act (S. 1145) to ensure that this ...

Source: Centre Daily Times, PA
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04/10/08
Friday IP Round-Up

Negotiations in the Senate on patent reform bill S. 1145 seemed to break down this week after Sen. Arlen Specter released a statement saying: The Chairman ...

Source: Patent Baristas, OH
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04/09/08
Pennsylvania Bio Thanks Senator Specter for Continuing Efforts on ...

“BIO applauds the continuing efforts of Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) to improve and strengthen the Patent Reform Act (S. 1145) to ensure that this ...

Source: Business Wire (press release)
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04/06/08
Stupiderest Patent Reform Provisions

After months of meetings and redrafting work, the US Senate is said to be ready to make a move on the patent reform bill, S. 1145. Various senators are said ...

Source: Patent Baristas, OH
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04/02/08
Commerce Secretary Gutierrez Letter to Senate Calls for Patent ...

... Reform Act (S. 1145), including the Applicant Quality Submissions (AQS) provision, which he cites as “the strongest step toward improved patent quality. ...

Source: United States Patent and Trademark Office, VA
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04/01/08
BIO Says Patent Reform Legislation Not Ready for a Vote

A wide range of industries, labor unions and universities continue to have serious concerns about key provisions of the Patent Reform Act, S. 1145, ...

Source: PharmaLive.com (press release), PA
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04/01/08
Coalition for Patent Fairness Thinks Patent Reform Is Near

A wide range of industries, labor unions and universities continue to have serious concerns about key provisions of the Patent Reform Act, S. 1145, ...

Source: Patent Baristas, OH
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03/31/08
BIO Says Patent Reform Legislation Not Ready for a Vote

A wide range of industries, labor unions and universities continue to have serious concerns about key provisions of the Patent Reform Act, S. 1145, ...

Source: Earthtimes, UK
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03/18/08
Mortal Blow

Patent Deform legislation (S. 1145 and HR 1908) was dealt a mortal blow last week. The Coalition for Patent fairness & PIRACY (CPF or "C-poof") and their ...

Source: NetworkWorld.com, MA
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03/16/08
PharmaBiotech IP 2008

The Intellectual Property Owners association (IPO) recently reported on the fifteen possible Judiciary Committee Amendments to S. 1145, that were circulated ...

Source: Patent Baristas, OH
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03/14/08
Letter: RTP Firm Opposes Patent Bill

Now the Senate is considering so-called "reform" legislation (S. 1145) that would deepen that harm by changing the way that the costs of infringement are ...

Source: Raleigh Chronicle, NC
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03/06/08
Technologists Present Policy Recommendations to Congress

The Senate should pass S. 1145 to update the US patent system, and Congress should support the President's $2.1 billion request to fund the Patent and ...

Source: Government Technology, CA
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03/05/08
SPEAKOUT: Patent reform will aid innovation

Last September, the US House of Representatives passed HR 1908, the Patent Reform Act of 2007 and the bill's Senate counterpart, S. 1145, is expected to be ...

Source: Rocky Mountain News, CO
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02/24/08
Patent Reform Cheats Inventors!

Eagle Forum has been following the developments regarding the Patent Reform Act (S. 1145), sponsored by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT). ...

Source: Men's News Daily, CA
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02/24/08
Are Patents Headed For Extinction?

That picture will change for the worse if the Patent Reform Act of 2007 (S.1145), now being considered by the Senate, is enacted in its present form. ...

Source: Forbes, NY
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02/18/08
New Laws: Economic Stimulus and Assistance to Veterans - No New ...

New Items S. 1145 The Patent Reform Act of 2007 Costs $406.27 per family http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1145.html HR 30 The Eastern ...

Source: PR Newswire (press release), NY
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02/18/08
Big patent law reform on the way?

So S. 1145 , the Patent Reform Act, may be heading into law. The other bit of news comes from the courts, and is reported upon expertly by Dennis Crouch at ...

Source: ZDNet
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02/14/08
Meaningful patent reform

The Patent Reform Act of 2007 (S.1145) is the product of years of deliberation and study within Congress and by many esteemed agencies and institutions, ...

Source: Washington Times, DC
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02/13/08
Strong US Patent System Is Critical to Continued Innovation

The administration is right to oppose Section 4 of the Patent Reform Act of 2007 (S. 1145) which contains language that would reduce the incentive to ...

Source: DOTmed.com (press release), NY
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02/13/08
Help save EFF's Patent Busting Project

The bill is S. 1145, the Patent Reform Act of 2007. Put the question any way you choose, but here's a suggestion: "Does the senator support or oppose ...

Source: NetworkWorld.com, MA
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02/13/08
Google, Microsoft Sued Over Keyword Auction Patent

... of a letter sent to congressional leaders in January by the Coalition for Patent Fairness in support of S.1145, the Patent Reform Act of 2007. ...

Source: InformationWeek, NY
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02/11/08
Administration Opposes Patent Reform Bill

The Judiciary Committee passed S. 1145, the Patent Reform Act, last summer, and the House later passed its version of the bill, HR 1908. Sen. ...

Source: FDA news (subscription), VA
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02/10/08
US Patent Reform Act faces opposition

... scientists and designers, joined the other unions to sign a letter to members of the US Senate, urging their opposition to the bill, S. 1145. ...

Source: Eetasia.com (subscription)
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02/10/08
Strong US patent system critical to continued medical innovation

The administration is right to oppose Section 4 of the Patent Reform Act of 2007 (S. 1145) which contains language that would reduce the incentive to ...

Source: HealthTech Wire (press release), Germany
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