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1/24/2008--Reported to Senate amended. Patent Reform Act of 2007 - (Sec. 2) Amends federal patent law to define terms, including &quot;inventor,&quot; &quot;joint inventor,&quot; and &quot;effective filing date of a claimed invention.&quot; Modifies the conditions under which a patent may be obtained, including basing patent granting in part on filing dates (often referred to as a &quot;first-to-file&quot; system). Repeals provisions relating to inventions made abroad and provisions allowing statutory invention registration. Requires that a subsequent patent application which names an inventor or joint inventor in a previous application (currently, an application which is filed by an inventor or inventors named in a previous application) have the same effect as though filed on the date of the previous application. Repeals provisions providing for civil actions regarding interfering patents (possible conflicts between applications or unexpired patents). Allows an applicant to request a derivation proceeding to determine the right of the applicant to a patent. Requires the requester to set forth the basis for finding that an earlier applicant derived the claimed invention from the requester. (Sec. 3) Revises requirements for an inventor's oath or declaration to allow substitute statements in specified circumstances (e.g., death or disability) and supplemental and corrected statements. Allows a third party assignee (other than the inventor) or a person with a proprietary interest to file a patent application. (Sec. 4) Replaces patent infringement damage provisions with provisions allowing courts to receive expert testimony and setting forth standards for calculating reasonably royalties. Allows tripling of damages for willful infringement. Requires a report to the judiciary committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives regarding the operation of prior user rights in selected countries in the industrialized world. Prohibits damages for infringement committed more than two years before the filing of the complaint or counterclaim for infringement, except on proof that the infringer was notified of the infringement by the patentee. Allows a defense to an infringement action by an entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with a person who reduced the subject matter to practice at least one year before the effective filing date of a patent, and commercially used the subject matter before the effective filing date of the patent. (Current law allows the defense only by the person who performed the acts, not by other entities related by control.) Allows any person to assert a defense based on exhaustion of specified existing rights. (Sec. 5) Replaces provisions relating to optional inter partes reexamination procedures with provisions setting forth post-grant review procedures, including time limits. (Sec. 6) Replaces the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences with the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Requires the Board to review adverse decisions of examiners on patent applications and reexaminations, to determine priority and patentability of invention in derivation proceedings, and to conduct post-grant opposition proceedings. (Sec. 7) Removes provisions prohibiting publication of a patent application if the applicant so requests and if the application has not and will not be the subject of an application in another country. Allows any person to submit for consideration and inclusion in the record of a patent application, any patent, published patent application, or other publication of potential relevance to the examination of the application, subject to conditions. (Sec. 8) Revises venue and jurisdiction requirements for civil actions relating to patents. Gives the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit exclusive jurisdiction over an appeal from an interlocutory order or decree determining construction of claims in a civil action for patent infringement under specified patent infringement provisions. (Sec. 9) Allows the United States Patent and Treademark Office (USPTO) to set or adjust all of its fees, provided that such fees are set to reasonably compensate the USPTO for services performed. (Sec. 10) Repeals provisions requiring that each federal circuit judge be a resident of the circuit for which the judge is appointed. (This repeal affects all circuit judges, regardless of whether they are hearing cases related to patents.) (Sec. 11) Requires that patent applicants submit a search report and analysis relevant to patentability and any other information relevant to patentability that the Director of the USTPO determines necessary. Exempts from those requirements applications submitted by a small entity not named in five or more previous applications, not having a gross income over a specified level, and meeting other requirements (a micro-entity). (Sec. 12) Requires a party requesting that a patent be canceled or held unenforceable due to inequitable conduct in connection with a matter or proceeding before the USPTO to prove independently by clear and convincing evidence that material information was misrepresented or omitted from the patent application with the intention of deceiving the USPTO. Allows as remedies one or more of the following: (1) holding the patent unenforceable; (2) holding one or more claims of the patent unenforceable; or (3) ordering payment of royalties. (Sec. 13) Authorizes the USPTO Director to accept late patent or trademark applications if the applicant or owner files a petition within 30 days after a deadline showing, to the satisfaction of the Director, that the delay was unintentional. (Sec. 14) Shields a financial institution that infringes by using a check collection system from the infringement remedies of civil actions, injunctions, damages, and attorney's fees. Applies the amendment made by this paragraph to any civil action for infringement pending or filed on or after the date of enactment of this Act. (Sec. 15) Removes a requirement that the USPTO have advance authority from an appropriation Act in order to spend the fees it collects. Makes fees available until expended. Establishes in the U.S. Treasury the United States Patent and Trademark Office Public Enterprise Fund, transfers to it the amounts in the Patent and Trademark Office Appropriation Account, and makes amounts in the Fund available without fiscal year limitation for all ordinary and reasonable USPTO expenses. Requires an annual report to Congress on the USPTO by the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and the USPTO Director. Requires a spending plan report each fiscal year to the committees on appropriations of House and Senate. Requires an annual audit and submission of an annual budget.<br/>

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Ken Salazar [D, CO] 2385 N00026892 7492 Democrat CO Ken Salazar 2.33333333333333 SenatorSalazar S000148 1950-11-23 15008 313 Hart Senate Office Building http://schumer.senate.gov/new_website/contact.cfm 202-228-3027 Charles 'd':4 'ny':5 'sen':1 'charl':2,6,8 'schumer':3,7,9 M 300087 Schumer Charles_Schumer E. Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY] 7782 N00001093 20716 Democrat 202-224-6542 Jewish NY Chuck Charles Schumer 2.2 http://schumer.senate.gov/ senatorschumer S001142 1952-05-25 5160 Gordon 'smith':2,4,6 'gordon':1,3,5 M 300090 Smith Gordon_Smith Harold Gordon Smith 1881 N00007815 7261 Republican Latter Day Saints Gordon Smith 3.71428571428571 W000802 5051 502 Hart Senate Office Building http://whitehouse.senate.gov/contact/ 202-228-6362 Sheldon 'd':4 'ri':5 'sen':1 'sheldon':2,6,8 'whitehous':3,7,9 M 412247 Whitehouse Sheldon_Whitehouse Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI] 2198 N00027533 9067 Democrat 202-224-2921 RI Sheldon Whitehouse 3.5 http://whitehouse.senate.gov/ SenatorWhitehouse calendar 42984 1201150800 Thu Jan 24 00:00:00 -0600 2008 142577 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 563. action 42984 1201150800 Thu Jan 24 00:00:00 -0600 2008 142576 Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-259. Additional and Minority views filed. action 42984 1184817600 Thu Jul 19 00:00:00 -0500 2007 142575 Committee on the Judiciary. Date of scheduled consideration. SD-226. 10:00 a.m. action 42984 1184817600 Thu Jul 19 00:00:00 -0500 2007 123134 Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably. calendar 42984 1184817600 Thu Jul 19 00:00:00 -0500 2007 177626 Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably. action 42984 1184212800 Thu Jul 12 00:00:00 -0500 2007 122108 Committee on the Judiciary. Date of scheduled consideration. SD-226. 10:00 a.m. action 42984 1183003200 Thu Jun 28 00:00:00 -0500 2007 120038 Committee on the Judiciary. Date of scheduled consideration. SD-226. 10:00 a.m. action 42984 1182398400 Thu Jun 21 00:00:00 -0500 2007 119302 Committee on the Judiciary. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held. action 42984 1182398400 Thu Jun 21 00:00:00 -0500 2007 118999 Committee on the Judiciary. Date of scheduled consideration. SD-226. 10:00 a.m. action 42984 1181793600 Thu Jun 14 00:00:00 -0500 2007 118102 Committee on the Judiciary. Date of scheduled consideration. SD-226. 10:00 a.m. action 42984 1181102400 Wed Jun 06 00:00:00 -0500 2007 117217 Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. introduced 42984 1176868800 Wed Apr 18 00:00:00 -0500 2007 108860 action 42984 1176868800 Wed Apr 18 00:00:00 -0500 2007 108862 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. action 42984 1176868800 Wed Apr 18 00:00:00 -0500 2007 108861 Introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4685-4686) action 42984 1176868800 Wed Apr 18 00:00:00 -0500 2007 116206 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4685-4686)