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  <title>Open Congress : Blog Articles for H.R.1908 Water Accountability Tax Efficiency Reinvestment Act of 2009</title>
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    <title>H.R.1908: To specify the priority of the ... - OpenCongress</title>
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A bill in the U.S. Congress: To specify the priority of the obligations of the United States Government if the debt ceiling is reached, to provide for an emergency appropriation of funds to pay for certain defense and . ... - &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h1908/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Guide to Current Patent Reform Legislation</title>
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In the Senate, Leahy and Hatch introduced S. 1145, while in the House Representatives Howard Berman (D-California) and Lamar Smith (R-Texas) introduced H.R. 1908. On May 16th, a House subcommittee approved the bill for further review by ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bestarticle.org/legal/guide-to-current-patent-reform-legislation/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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In the Senate, Leahy and Hatch introduced S. 1145, while in the House Representatives Howard Berman (D-California) and Lamar Smith (R-Texas) introduced H.R. 1908. On May 16th, a House subcommittee approved the bill for further review by ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://utahaccidentattorneys.blogspot.com/2010/10/advice-on-current-patent-law-reform.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Coalition Calls for Immediate Ban on Tax Strategy Patents ...</title>
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This legislative activity builds upon passage of the tax strategy patent ban that was included in the House-passed Patent Reform Act (H.R. 1908, Section 10) last Congress. We strongly believe that legislation to ban tax strategy patents ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pgdc.com/pgdc/coalition-calls-immediate-ban-tax-strategy-patents&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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In the Senate, Leahy and Hatch introduced S. 1145, while in the House Representatives Howard Berman (D-California) and Lamar Smith (R-Texas) introduced H.R. 1908. On May 16th, a House subcommittee approved the bill for further review by ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://biotech-rumor-mill.blogspot.com/2010/09/guide-to-current-patent-reform.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R. 1908 [110th]: Patent Reform Act of 2007 (GovTrack.us)</title>
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    <title>US Patent Reform 2007&#8212;HR.1908 &amp;amp; S.1145 - Windows Live</title>
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US Patent Reform 2007&#8212;HR.1908 &amp;amp; S.1145 - Windows Live.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://synadoo.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!502524B4B6E2E892!784.entry&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Patent attorney John J. Connors, Esq. hasemphatically registered his clients&amp;#39; opposition to patent bills (LeahyS.1145 and Berman H.R.1908) introduced in both houses of Congress on April20. In an early warning letter on March 23 sent to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fghmnbv.blogcn.com/diary,33637243.shtml&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Patent attorney John J. Connors, Esq. hasemphatically registered his clients&amp;#39; opposition to patent bills (LeahyS.1145 and Berman H.R.1908) introduced in both houses of Congress on April20. In an early warning letter on March 23 sent to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogtestboling.blogspot.com/2010/08/connors.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Senator Murray&amp;#39;s dedicated staffer seemed to be completely appalled when I explained to her what the passage of the S.1145/H.R.1908 Patent Reform legislation might cause to happen. I hope she is still there now. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ipwatchdog.com/2010/08/01/chief-judge-michel-1-billion-to-revive-pto/id=11867/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Senator Murray&amp;#39;s dedicated staffer seemed to be completely appalled when I explained to her what the passage of the S.1145/H.R.1908 Patent Reform legislation might cause to happen. I hope she is still there now. I even once got a chance ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2010/08/01/chief-judge-michel-1-billion-to-revive-pto/id=11867/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Lex Luther challenges Howard Berman on patent reform, HR 1908 including a picture of a &amp;quot;real parrot&amp;quot; [Lex Luther] and the line: Someone reportedly heard Luther mutter under his breath that Berman&amp;#39;s slavish devotion to the advancement of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ipbiz.blogspot.com/2010/06/parrots-running-amok-in-idaho.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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A. On September 7, the House passed H.R. 1908, which includes a raft of patent-reform provisions. There&amp;#39;s a Senate bill, too, S. 1145, but as of early December 2007, it had yet to reach the floor. The two bills differ in important ways, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://leopold.linksoflondoninc.com/2010/06/03/patents-pending-the-american-a-magazine-of-ideas/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Two proposed pieces of federal legislation would help support the state&amp;#39;s water conservation efforts, Long said. HR 2368 would provide long term support for EPA&amp;#39;s WaterSense Program. HR 1908, the WATER Act, sponsored by Representative ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://summitcountyvoice.com/2010/05/02/can-low-flow-toilets-save-colorados-water/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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In the Senate, Leahy and Hatch alien S. 1145, while in the House Representatives Howard Berman (D-California) and Lamar Smith (R-Texas) alien H.R. 1908. On May 16th, a House subcommittee accustomed the bill for Added analysis by the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://biotechnology.musupperpump.com/guide-to-current-patent-reform-legislation/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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1145, while in the House Representatives Howard Berman (D-California) and Lamar Smith (R-Texas) introduced HR 1908. On May 16th, a House subcommittee approved the bill for further review by the full Judiciary Committee, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://utahautoaccidentattorney.blogspot.com/2010/03/guide-to-current-patent-reform.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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In the Senate, Leahy and Hatch introduced S. 1145, while in the House Representatives Howard Berman (D-California) and Lamar Smith (R-Texas) introduced H.R. 1908. On May 16th, a House subcommittee approved the bill for further review by ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://intellectualproperty.phoenix-blogs.com/guide-to-current-patent-reform-legislation/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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In the Senate, Leahy and Hatch introduced S. 1145, while in the House Representatives Howard Berman (D-California) and Lamar Smith (R-Texas) introduced H.R. 1908. On May 16th, a House subcommittee approved the bill for further review by ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://defensebaseact.buy-x-box.com/guide-to-current-patent-reform-legislation/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The Anti- American innovation evil doers are still plotting to bring new anti-innovation legislation in the new Congress in 2007 (110th Congress) by way of House Bill HR 1908 and Senate Bill S 1145. &amp;quot; http://www.piausa.org/ ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://techdirt.com/articles/20100316/1623398587.shtml&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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In the Senate, Leahy and Hatch introduced S. 1145, while in the House Representatives Howard Berman (D-California) and Lamar Smith (R-Texas) introduced HR 1908. On May 16, a House subcommittee approved the bill for further consideration ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://structuredsettlementcompany.tukblog.com/2010/03/16/guide-to-reform-current-legislation-on-patents/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Guide to Current Patent Reform Legislation</title>
    <link href="http://buycheapharmonyoneremote.co.cc/2010/03/10/guide-to-current-patent-reform-legislation/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-09:/commentary/7871363</id>
    <updated>2010-03-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Harmony One Remote </name>
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1145, while in the House Representatives Howard Berman (D-California) and Lamar Smith (R-Texas) introduced HR 1908. On May 16th, a House subcommittee approved the bill for further review by the full Judiciary Committee, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://buycheapharmonyoneremote.co.cc/2010/03/10/guide-to-current-patent-reform-legislation/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>&#187; Guide to Current Patent Reform Legislation Medical Device Industry</title>
    <link href="http://medicaldeviceindustry.inewblog.com/guide-to-current-patent-reform-legislation/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-08:/commentary/7804168</id>
    <updated>2010-03-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Medical Device Industry </name>
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In the Senate, Leahy and Hatch introduced S. 1145, while in the House Representatives Howard Berman (D-California) and Lamar Smith (R-Texas) introduced H.R. 1908. On May 16th, a House subcommittee approved the bill for further review by ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://medicaldeviceindustry.inewblog.com/guide-to-current-patent-reform-legislation/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Claims remedy act of 2007 - Deora</title>
    <link href="http://deora.piakaplan.com/cache/hblogs/10030501/claims-remedy-act-of-2007/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-03:/commentary/7748187</id>
    <updated>2010-03-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Deora </name>
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House of Representatives Passes H.R. 1908, the Patent Reform Act of 2007 .... H.R. 1908 also expands the remedies a court may impose if inequitable conduct is ... a patent unenforceable or hold &amp;quot;claims of a related patent unenforceable. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://deora.piakaplan.com/cache/hblogs/10030501/claims-remedy-act-of-2007/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Patent Docs: House Leadership Says It Lacked &amp;quot;Adequate Input&amp;quot; on ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.patentdocs.org/2010/03/house-lacked-adequate-input-on-leahy-patent-reform-bill.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-01:/commentary/7726677</id>
    <updated>2010-03-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Patent Docs </name>
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Berman&amp;#39;s decision to sign onto the statement, particularly in view of the fact that he sponsored H.R. 1908, the patent reform bill passed by the House in September 2007 (Chairman Conyers and Rep. Smith were two of the bill&amp;#39;s 23 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentdocs.org/2010/03/house-lacked-adequate-input-on-leahy-patent-reform-bill.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Guide to patent reform legislation</title>
    <link href="http://appellateattorneys.store-online.info/guide-to-patent-reform-legislation/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-18:/commentary/7650209</id>
    <updated>2010-02-18T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Get Info On Appellate Attorney Access 10 Search En </name>
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In the Senate, Leahy and incubation, in 1145 introduced the House of Representatives Howard Berman (4 in California) and Lamar Smith (Texas) introduced HR 1908. 16 5 months, the House of Representatives subcommittee approved a further ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://appellateattorneys.store-online.info/guide-to-patent-reform-legislation/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Guide to Current Patent Reform Legislation</title>
    <link href="http://patent-idea.myblogfriends.com/2010/02/13/guide-to-current-patent-reform-legislation/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-11:/commentary/7606034</id>
    <updated>2010-02-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Patent Idea </name>
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1145, while in the House Representatives Howard Berman (D-California) and Lamar Smith (R-Texas) introduced HR 1908. On May 16th, a House subcommittee approved the bill for further review by the full Judiciary Committee, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://patent-idea.myblogfriends.com/2010/02/13/guide-to-current-patent-reform-legislation/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Guide to the current laws of patent reform</title>
    <link href="http://appellateattorneys.store-online.info/guide-to-the-current-laws-of-patent-reform/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-11:/commentary/7590565</id>
    <updated>2010-02-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Get Info On Appellate Attorney Access 10 Search En </name>
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1145 presented to the House of Representatives Howard Berman (D-California) and Lamar Smith (R-Texas) introduced HR 1908. On 16 May, a subcommittee of Parliament approved the bill for further consideration by the entire Judiciary ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://appellateattorneys.store-online.info/guide-to-the-current-laws-of-patent-reform/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Patent Docs: Letter to Congressional Leaders Seeks Patent Protections</title>
    <link href="http://www.patentdocs.org/2010/02/letter-to-congressional-leaders-urges-house-to-protect-patents-1.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-01:/commentary/7491369</id>
    <updated>2010-02-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Patent Docs </name>
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The four lawmakers expressed dissatisfaction with the House&amp;#39;s last patent reform effort, a controversial bill (H.R. 1908) that was passed by the House in September 2007 (see &amp;quot;Patent &amp;#39;Reform&amp;#39; Bill Passes House of Representatives&amp;quot;). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentdocs.org/2010/02/letter-to-congressional-leaders-urges-house-to-protect-patents-1.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Of the healing art Plan Jobs &#1042;&#187; Blog Archive &#1042;&#187; A Guide to Laptop ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.liveinternet.ru/users/darspol/post119922891/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-31:/commentary/7455911</id>
    <updated>2010-01-31T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>darspol </name>
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Inn the Sfnzte, Leahy annd Hatch introduced S. 1145, while in the House Representatives Howard Berman (D-California) and Lamar Smth (-Texas) introduced H.R. 1908. On May 16th, a House subcommittee approved the bill for further review by ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.liveinternet.ru/users/darspol/post119922891/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Medical Device Jobs &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Guide to Current Patent ...</title>
    <link href="http://medicaldevicejobs.inewblog.com/guide-to-current-patent-reform-legislation/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-28:/commentary/7445059</id>
    <updated>2010-01-28T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Medical Device Jobs </name>
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In the Senate, Leahy and Hatch introduced S. 1145, while in the House Representatives Howard Berman (D-California) and Lamar Smith (R-Texas) introduced H.R. 1908. On May 16th, a House subcommittee approved the bill for further review by ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://medicaldevicejobs.inewblog.com/guide-to-current-patent-reform-legislation/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>What replaces target= ? in FrontPage Client</title>
    <link href="http://www.eggheadcafe.com/software/aspnet/35598025/what-replaces-target-.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-16:/commentary/10221083</id>
    <updated>2010-01-16T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>eggheadcafe.com Certifications Posts </name>
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Use regular expression in vbscript: hr1 = &amp;quot;H. R. 1908: Patent Reform Act of 2007 (On Passage)&amp;quot; Set regEx = New RegExp regEx. Pattern . . . . . . in jscript, much nicer: hr1 = &amp;quot;H. R. 1908: Patent Reform Act of 2007 (On Passage)&amp;quot; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.eggheadcafe.com/software/aspnet/35598025/what-replaces-target-.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>January 29, 2008 Ms. Linda Stiff Acting Commissioner Internal ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.abanet.org/tax/pubpolicy/2008/080129proposedregulationsundersection6011and6111relatingtopatentedtransactions.pdf" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-08:/commentary/6918527</id>
    <updated>2009-11-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>ABA Section of Taxation Government Submissions </name>
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10 of H.R. 1908, Patent Reform Act of 2007 (passed the House of Representatives on Sept. 7, 2007). (tax planning methods not patentable); see H.R. Rept. No. 110-314, 110th Cong. 1st Sess. 38-39, 54-55, 79-80, 91, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abanet.org/tax/pubpolicy/2008/080129proposedregulationsundersection6011and6111relatingtopatentedtransactions.pdf&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>US Congress Should NOT Enact Costly Patent Review Procedures That ...</title>
    <link href="http://itssdinternationaliprights.blogspot.com/2009/11/us-congress-should-not-enact-costly.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-07:/commentary/6655391</id>
    <updated>2009-11-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>ITSSD Journal on Intellectual Property Rights </name>
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As introduced, HR 1908 (the Patent Reform Act of 2007) adopted the PTO&amp;#39;s proposal. It would have created a post-grant opposition mechanism enabling challenges of patents within 12 months of their being issued, or at any time during the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://itssdinternationaliprights.blogspot.com/2009/11/us-congress-should-not-enact-costly.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>BIO om patent reform 2009 &#171; Bjarnejens&amp;#39;s Blog</title>
    <link href="http://bjarnejens.wordpress.com/2009/10/31/bio-om-patent-reform-2009/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-29:/commentary/6543162</id>
    <updated>2009-10-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bjarnejens's Blog </name>
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... og Brent Delmonte, BIO&amp;#39;s Vice President for Governmental Relations sagde, at BIO h&#229;b om st&#248;tte til Senatet regningen, en \ &amp;quot;retf&#230;rdig, ansvarlig kompromis, \&amp;quot;, og at omstridt lovforslag (ligesom HR 1908 fra den foreg&#229;ende kongres) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bjarnejens.wordpress.com/2009/10/31/bio-om-patent-reform-2009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Patent Docs: Patent &amp;quot;Reform&amp;quot; May Happen This Year, After All</title>
    <link href="http://www.patentdocs.org/2009/10/patent-reform-may-happen-this-year-after-all-1.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-26:/commentary/6525437</id>
    <updated>2009-10-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Patent Docs </name>
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Post-grant review: Mr. Matal recounted the story of what happened after the House passed its patent &amp;quot;reform&amp;quot; bill two years ago (H.R. 1908) that contained post-grant review provisions. It seemed that several Patent Office officials, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentdocs.org/2009/10/patent-reform-may-happen-this-year-after-all-1.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>eScholarship: Efficient Division of Profits from Complementary ...</title>
    <link href="http://escholarship.org/uc/item/5mr0s11v" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-17:/commentary/8237317</id>
    <updated>2009-10-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>eScholarship Repository </name>
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We assume that each discovery results in a valid patent and none of the essential technologies has a use other than for H.R. 1908, Patent Reform Act of 2007. Available at http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-1908, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://escholarship.org/uc/item/5mr0s11v&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Intellectual Property Watch &#187; Blog Archive &#187; How The &#8220;Machine-or ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/2009/10/16/how-the-machine-or-transformation-test-in-bilski-is-failing/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-15:/commentary/6398285</id>
    <updated>2009-10-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Intellectual Property Watch </name>
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Congress&amp;#39; failure to change Section 101 when it adopted Section 273, or in any of its opportunities since (see, e.g., S. 2369, 110th Cong.; H.R. 1908, 110th Cong. &#167;10; S. 861, 110th Cong. &#167;303; H.R. 2365, 110th Cong. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/2009/10/16/how-the-machine-or-transformation-test-in-bilski-is-failing/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Congressional Reps Rewrite AT&amp;amp;T&amp;#39;s Google Voice Complaint, And Send ...</title>
    <link href="http://techdirt.com/articles/20091008/1845266465.shtml" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-08:/commentary/6345651</id>
    <updated>2009-10-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Techdirt </name>
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&amp;quot;The Anti- American innovation evil doers are still plotting to bring new anti-innovation legislation in the new Congress in 2007 (110th Congress) by way of House Bill HR 1908 and Senate Bill S 1145. &amp;quot; Uhm... We&amp;#39;re in 2009 buddy. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://techdirt.com/articles/20091008/1845266465.shtml&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Will Mccain Use The Dem &#226;&#8364;&#339;steal American Technologies Act&#226;&#8364;* Or Will ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.chinaitproducts.com/will-mccain-use-the-dem-steal-american-technologies-act-or-will-the-chinese/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-11:/commentary/6099100</id>
    <updated>2009-09-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>China IT Online </name>
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This bill is identical to H.R. 1908 (Status: Passed House (73% of Democrats supporting, 67% of Republicans opposing.)).http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;&#226;&#8364;&#166; Will McCain use this Bill to paint the Dems badly? ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chinaitproducts.com/will-mccain-use-the-dem-steal-american-technologies-act-or-will-the-chinese/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>IPBiz: BIO on patent reform 2009</title>
    <link href="http://ipbiz.blogspot.com/2009/09/bio-on-patent-reform-2009.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-10:/commentary/6079805</id>
    <updated>2009-09-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>IPBiz </name>
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... BIO&amp;#39;s Vice President for Governmental Relations said that BIO hopes for support for the Senate bill, a &amp;quot;fair, responsible compromise,&amp;quot; and that contentious bills (like H.R. 1908 from the previous Congress) could slow patent reform. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ipbiz.blogspot.com/2009/09/bio-on-patent-reform-2009.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Patent Docs: BIO Top Brass Meet the Press</title>
    <link href="http://www.patentdocs.org/2009/09/bio-top-brass-meet-the-press.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-09:/commentary/6069559</id>
    <updated>2009-09-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Patent Docs </name>
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... BIO&amp;#39;s Vice President for Governmental Relations said that BIO hopes for support for the Senate bill, a &amp;quot;fair, responsible compromise,&amp;quot; and that contentious bills (like H.R. 1908 from the previous Congress) could slow patent reform. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentdocs.org/2009/09/bio-top-brass-meet-the-press.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Tax Credits for Water Efficiency! &#194;&#171; BRPGreenPlumber's Blog</title>
    <link href="http://brpgreenplumber.wordpress.com/2009/08/08/tax-credits-for-water-efficiency/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-07:/commentary/5783137</id>
    <updated>2009-08-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>BRPGreenPlumber's Blog </name>
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Republican Congressman Mike Coffman sponsored the bill H.R. 1908: Water Accountability Tax Efficiency Reinvestment Act of 2009 to provide tax credits for installing Water Efficient products in homes. If passed there would be a tax ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://brpgreenplumber.wordpress.com/2009/08/08/tax-credits-for-water-efficiency/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>File Patent &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Utah GOP backs first-to-file patent reform &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Salt ...</title>
    <link href="http://find-patent-lawyer.com/patent-lawyer/file-patent-utah-gop-backs-first-to-file-patent-reform-salt-lake-tribune/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-03:/commentary/5754183</id>
    <updated>2009-08-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Find Patent Lawyer </name>
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Legislation has been introduced in the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives, S. 1145 and H.R. 1908, to create a &#226;&#8364;&#339;first to file&#226;&#8364;* patent system. Source: www.rotor.com. Update me when site is updated. Share and Enjoy: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://find-patent-lawyer.com/patent-lawyer/file-patent-utah-gop-backs-first-to-file-patent-reform-salt-lake-tribune/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Unified Patent Litigation System &#226;&#8364;&#8220; IPcentral Weblog: Red Hat Gets ...</title>
    <link href="http://find-patent-lawyer.com/patent-lawyer/unified-patent-litigation-system-ipcentral-weblog-red-hat-gets-realistic/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-25:/commentary/5651362</id>
    <updated>2009-07-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Find Patent Lawyer </name>
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H.R. 1908 &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Patent Reform Act of 2007 supports the passage of patent modernization legislation that fairly balances the interests of all innovators by improving patent quality and reducing patent litigation costs. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://find-patent-lawyer.com/patent-lawyer/unified-patent-litigation-system-ipcentral-weblog-red-hat-gets-realistic/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House Passes Major Patent Reform</title>
    <link href="http://www.metaphoricalweb.org/house-passes-major-patent-reform.htm/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-01:/commentary/10276647</id>
    <updated>2009-07-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Metaphorical Web </name>
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The Patent Reform Act of 2007 (H.R. 1908), authored by Rep. Howard Berman, D-Calif., seeks to try to restore some balance to the patent system in the face of radical changes in information technology by introducing a number of changes ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.metaphoricalweb.org/house-passes-major-patent-reform.htm/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House Passes Major Patent Reform</title>
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    <updated>2009-07-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Metaphorical Web </name>
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The Patent Reform Act of 2007 (H.R. 1908), authored by Rep. Howard Berman, D-Calif., seeks to try to restore some balance to the patent system in the face of radical changes in information technology by introducing a number of changes ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.metaphoricalweb.org/?p=15&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Grant Thornton LLP</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-04:/commentary/6961689</id>
    <updated>2009-06-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The legislative language from the proposals was later included in a broad patent reform bill that passed the House (H.R. 1908) but was never picked up by the Senate. Like its predecessors, the new legislation would bar patents on any ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://grantthornton.com/staticfiles/GTCom/Tax/Files/Tax%20Hot%20Topics/THT%202009-11.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The legislative language from the proposals was later included in a broad patent reform bill that passed the House (H.R. 1908) but was never picked up by the Senate. Like its predecessors, the new legislation would bar patents on any ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.grantthornton.com/staticfiles/GTCom/Tax/Files/Tax%20Hot%20Topics/THT%202009-11.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Last Congress, language to prohibit tax strategy patents was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives as part of H.R. 1908, the Patent Reform Act of 2007. A bill containing similar language on tax strategy patent prohibition, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pgdc.com/pgdc/aicpa-applauds-bill-prohibit-tax-planning-strategy-patents&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants applauded Representative Rick Boucher, a Democrat from Virginia, and Representative Bob Goodlatte, a Virginia Republican, for introducing legislation that would prohibit patents on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentabilityblog.com/2009/05/29/bill-to-prohibit-patents-on-tax-planning-methods/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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In the last Congress, the House passed a patent reform bill (H.R. 1908) in September 2007. But a companion measure&#226;&#8364;&#8221;S.1145&#226;&#8364;&#8221;did not come up for a vote on the Senate floor before the 110th Congress ended last year. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://itecsinsider.com/?p=7130&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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File Patent &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#226;&#8364;&#339; Utah GOP backs fir... Legislation has been introduced in the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives, S. 1145 and H.R. 1908, to create a &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;first to ... Source: Find Patent Lawyer ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1145/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Last Congress, language to prohibit tax strategy patents was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives as part of H.R. 1908, the Patent Reform Act of 2007. A bill containing similar language on tax strategy patent prohibition, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.vscpa.com/Resources/Career_Development/career05210902.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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HR 1260 is essentially identical to HR 1908 from the 110th Congress. Other witnesses appeared on behalf of other coalitions supporting or opposing the House bill. Most of the testimony revolved around the damages section of the House ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.intel.com/policy/2009/05/house_patent_hearing.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The American Supply Association is urging its members to contact their Congressmen in Washington, D.C., about the H.R. 1908 Bill, the Water Accountability Tax Efficiency Reinvestment Act of 2009 &#226;&#8364;&#8221; W.A.T.E.R. Act for short &#226;&#8364;&#8221; that was ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.supplyht.com/CDA/Articles/Breaking_News/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000586332&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The fee rates Related posts:House of Representatives to Consider Patent Reform Act The patent reform bills (HR 1908 and S. 1145, the...And They're Off: Patent Reform Act of 2009 Unleashed Following hot on the heels of the Patent Reform ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.farmanux.com/wpnews/2009/05/congressional-budget-office-patent-reform-act-will-cost-3-million/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The American Supply Association is urging its members to contact their Congressmen in Washington, D.C., about the H.R. 1908 Bill, the Water Accountability Tax Efficiency Reinvestment Act of 2009 &#226;&#8364;&#8221; W.A.T.E.R. Act for short &#226;&#8364;&#8221; that was ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.supplyht.com/CDA/Articles/Industry_News/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000586332&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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HR 1260 is essentially identical to HR 1908 from the 110th Congress. Other witnesses appeared on behalf of other coalitions supporting or opposing the House bill. Most of the testimony revolved around the damages section of the House . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1260/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Patent Reform Hearings: About What You'd Expect The US House of Representatives' Committee on the Judiciary is...House of Representatives to Consider Patent Reform Act The patent reform bills (HR 1908 and S. 1145, the.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.farmanux.com/wpnews/2009/04/hearing-today-on-hr-1260-the-%E2%80%9Cpatent-reform-act-of-2009%E2%80%9D/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Doug Lamborn (R-Colorado) said, &#226;&#8364;&#339;I am pleased to be an original co-sponsor of H.R. 1908, the Water Accountability Tax Efficiency Reinvestment Act or W.A.T.E.R. Act. I am happy to join my friend, Congressman Coffman, in supporting common ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://coffman.house.gov/2009/04/coffman-pushes-water-conservation.shtml&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The House of Representatives passed patent-reform legislation (H.R. 1908) in the last Congress, and the Senate Judiciary Committee reported companion legislation in the Senate (S. 1145). The Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pharmtech.findpharma.com/pharmtech/News/Senate-Committee-Passes-Patent-Reform-Bill/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/592334&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The House of Representatives passed patent-reform legislation (H.R. 1908) in the last Congress, and the Senate Judiciary Committee reported companion legislation in the Senate (S. 1145). The Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pharmtech.findpharma.com/pharmtech/News/Senate-Committee-Passes-Patent-Reform-Bill/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/592334?ref=25&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The House of Representatives passed patent reform legislation (HR 1908) in the last Congress, and the Senate Judiciary Committee reported companion legislation in the Senate (S. 1145). The Senate Judiciary Committee most held hearings ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pharmtech.findpharma.com/pharmtech/Senate-Committee-Passes-Patent-Reform-Bill/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/592334?ref=25&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for HR1908 WATER Act of 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/1/111-h1908/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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HR1908 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for property certified by the Environmental Protection Agency under the WaterSense program. on OpenCongress.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1908/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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