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  <title>Open Congress : Blog Articles for S.515 Patent Reform Act of 2009</title>
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  <updated>2011-03-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>H.R.1260: Support for Survivors Act - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress</title>
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AIPR gives a voice to an important, but under-represented, constituency in the debate over the Patent Reform Act of 2009 (Senate bill S. 515 and House bill H.R. 1260) that is currently before Congress. ... Source: admin ... H.R.1260: Support for Survivors &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h1260/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>In re LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY ACT, 1861. Ex parte ...</title>
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n(5) 2 D. J. &amp;amp; S. 515. within the terms of the Act, and what could thus be done indirectly, may be done directly. Mr. Benson Blundell, for the company:-. The case is not within the provisions of the Act; In re Partington&amp;#39;s Trust n(1) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://73wire.com/england-and-wales/in-re-london-and-north-western-railway-act-1861-ex-parte-corporation-of-liverpool/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Commissioner Stoll Speaks at GRIPLA Holiday Party &#171; INVENTIVE STEP</title>
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    <updated>2010-12-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
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In other news, Commissioner Stoll does not expect to see Patent Reform (particularly S. 515) pass in the lame duck congress. He is particularly concerned with fee-setting authority. This is the vital part of the legislation that the PTO ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://inventivestep.net/2010/12/08/commissioner-stoll-speaks-at-gripla-holiday-party/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>IOWA&amp;#39;S STEVE KING IS FUDGING FACTS WHEN IT COMES TO PIGFORD II CLAIMS</title>
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On May 5, 2009 Iowa&amp;#39;s Republican Senator Chuck Grassley and North Carolina&amp;#39;s Democratic Senator Kay Hagan introduced S. 515. a bill to allow access to an unlimited fund at the Treasury to pay successful Pigford II claims. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ideas-observations--mentalmachinati.blogspot.com/2010/12/iowas-steve-king-is-fudging-facts-when.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Ask the USPTO - Inventors Digest - The Invention Magazine for Idea ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-12-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
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We join those Senators, from both sides of the aisle, and a wide range of stakeholder interests in urging the Senate leadership to schedule debate on the Manager&amp;#39;s Amendment to S. 515, the Patent Reform Act of 2010. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.inventorsdigest.com/?p=5167&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Patent Markings &amp;amp; Big Fines: Ray Stauffer Explains // Pharmalot</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-01:/commentary/10259545</id>
    <updated>2010-12-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Pharmalot </name>
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I&amp;#39;ve roasted some Congressmen like John Conyers who have purposefully sat on Hopuse Bill HR.4954 and Senate Bill S.515 as Chairman of the House Judicial committee. Fat cat Lawyers and the Trial Lawyers lobby own him and want no action ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pharmalot.com/2010/12/false-patent-markings-big-fines-ray-stauffer-explains/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>A Do-Over Tactic for Ex Parte Patent Reexamination? | Patents Post ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-12-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Note: The current patent reform bill, S.515, seeks to end the debate once and for all by expressely foreclosing district court actions for Patentees appealing an adverse ruling in ex parte patent reexamination. Comment on this article ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentspostgrant.com/lang/en/2010/12/4528&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Die B&#252;rgerlichkeit des B&#252;rgers von Karl Albrecht Schachtschneider</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-22:/commentary/9916252</id>
    <updated>2010-11-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
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S. 515 und ff.). Der gebildete Mensch hat den &#171;guten Willen&#187; (vgl. Kant, GzMdS, S. 18). Der gebildete Mensch ist von der Liebe bestimmt, der N&#228;chstenliebe, dem kategorischen Imperativ. Der gebildete Mensch kennt nicht nur Rechte, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://eu-austritt.blogspot.com/2010/11/die-burgerlichkeit-des-burgers.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Zeitschrift f&#252;r Historische Forschung. Vierteljahresschrift zur ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-21:/commentary/9901216</id>
    <updated>2010-11-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
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(Winfried Dotzauer) S. 515. Mentzer, Raymond A., La construction de l&amp;#39;identit&#233; r&#233;form&#233;e aux XVIe et XVIIe si&#232;cles. Le r&#244;le des consistoires. Bonney, Richard / David J. B. Trim (Hrsg.), Persecution and Pluralism. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hsozkult.geschichte.hu-berlin.de/zeitschriften/ausgabe=5876&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>WHAM! &#8212; Target of False Patent Marking Suit to Argue Bounty ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-11-18T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Can the new Congress pressure John Conyers, (D-MI) Chair of the House Judicial Committee, to no longer sit on House Bill (H.R.4954 sponsored by Darrell Issa) and Senate Bill S.515. Those 2 Bills would change the False Marking Statute to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wlflegalpulse.com/2010/11/19/wham-target-of-false-patent-marking-suit-to-argue-bounty-hunting-scheme-unconstitutional/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Patent Reform in the Lame Duck Congress? &#171; INVENTIVE STEP</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-14:/commentary/9723005</id>
    <updated>2010-11-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
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It is quite possible that the legislation, probably the Senate bill S. 515, will simply be tacked on to another piece of legislation that must be passed by the Congress. Many congressmen won&amp;#39;t even realize that the Patent Reform ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://inventivestep.net/2010/11/15/patent-reform-in-the-lame-duck-congress/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>IPBiz: Pat Choate on S.515 in the lame-duck session</title>
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    <updated>2010-11-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
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One that we do know that advocates will probably try to tuck into some bill will be S. 515, the Patent Reform Act. The big tech advocates have unsuccessful tried to get this legislation enacted on its merits since 2006. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ipbiz.blogspot.com/2010/11/pat-choate-on-s515-in-lame-duck-session.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Pat Choate on S.515 in the lame-duck session | Business Loan</title>
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    <updated>2010-11-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Pat Choate suggests the elements of S.515 might be hidden in some other bill during the lame-duck session:One that we do know that advocates will probably try to tuck into some bill will be S. 515, the Patent Reform Act. The big tech ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://business-loan.myxnote.com/3221-pat-choate-on-s515-in-the-lame-duck-session.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Science - Technology - Telecommunications: False Patent Marking ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-11-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The bipartisan manager&amp;#39;s amendment to the Senate version of the Patent Reform Act, S. 515, released on March 4, 2010, contains a similar amendment to &#167; 292. H.R. 6352, the Patent Lawsuit Reform Act of 2010, would make the same changes ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://science-technology-telecommunications.blogspot.com/2010/11/false-patent-marking-litigation-and.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Penny Hill Press &#187; Blog Archive &#187; False Patent Marking: Litigation ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-11-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The bipartisan manager&amp;#39;s amendment to the Senate version of the Patent Reform Act, S. 515, released on March 4, 2010, contains a similar amendment to &#167; 292. H.R. 6352, the Patent Lawsuit Reform Act of 2010, would make the same changes ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www2.pennyhill.com/?p=12386&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Appeal of Interference Decisions to the CAFC | Patents Post Grant Blog</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-28:/commentary/9531326</id>
    <updated>2010-10-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Interestingly, if S.515 is enacted, the Solicitor&amp;#39;s discretion to intervene would extend to inter partes reexam, derivation cases, and inter partes or post grant review. Unless the Solicitor&amp;#39;s Office is motivated to serve as wingman, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentspostgrant.com/lang/en/2010/10/does-the-solicitors-office-sufficiently-protect-the-interests-of-the-bpai&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>False Patent Marking: Litigation and Legislation - Open CRS - CRS ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-10-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The bipartisan manager&amp;#39;s amendment to the Senate version of the Patent Reform Act, S. 515, released on March 4, 2010, contains a similar amendment to &#167; 292. H.R. 6352, the Patent Lawsuit Reform Act of 2010, would make the same changes ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://opencrs.com/document/R41418/2010-10-20/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>From Bon Tool to Bowties: the Patent Marking Landscape after Stauffer</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-10:/commentary/9334600</id>
    <updated>2010-10-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Both H.R. 4954 and the Manager&amp;#39;s Amendment to S. 515, the Patent Reform Act of 2009, propose to amend 35 U.S.C &#167; 292(b) to read as follows: &#8220;A person who has suffered a competitive injury as a result of a violation of this section may ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://iplj.net/blog/archives/1432&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Do you know of any websites that give the truth about the beef and ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-10-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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According to the Family Food Protection Act of 1995 (S.515), Section 2: &amp;quot;meat and meat food products, and poultry and poultry products, contaminated with pathogenic bacteria are a leading cause of foodborne illness. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://easychickenrecipesguide.com/2010/10/do-you-know-of-any-websites-that-give-the-truth-about-the-beef-and-poultry-industry/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>IPBiz: The disconnect between the Patent Office and job creation</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-08:/commentary/9309434</id>
    <updated>2010-10-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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S.515 has nothing to do with the real problem at the patent office. The EE Times article, and comments thereto, show the disconnect between Congress and the jobs problem. Some other posts on IPBiz: Reality check needed at the USPTO? ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ipbiz.blogspot.com/2010/10/disconnect-between-patent-office-and.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The ChamberPost: This Way to Jobs</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-06:/commentary/9363404</id>
    <updated>2010-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Ironically John Conyers (D-MI for 45 years)sits on congressional Bills S.515 (senate) and H.R. 4954 (house)refusing to schedule them for joint house passage thta would eliminate these business killing lawsuits. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chamberpost.com/2010/10/this-way-to-jobs.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>William Carleton, Counselor @ Law: Patent Damages Apportionment ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-03:/commentary/9349007</id>
    <updated>2010-10-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>William Carleton, Counselor @ Law </name>
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S.515, 2009, Sec 4(c)(1). While none of the bills have come to a vote, courts seem to have received the message. Courts are increasingly spending more time analyzing the apportionment issue, and one often discussed case is Cornell ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wac6.com/wac6/2010/10/patent-damages-apportionment-and-the-cornell-case.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>hrr-strafrecht.de - HRRS September 2010: Becker - Das ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-26:/commentary/9334603</id>
    <updated>2010-09-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A. (2008), S. 515 ff. [120] Hier zeigt sich, dass die Barwertermittlung mittels Abzinsung nur bei Annahme eines vollkommenen Kapitalmarktes funktioniert, an dem zu jedem beliebigen Zeitpunkt beliebig hohe Betr&#228;ge zu einem ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hrr-strafrecht.de/hrr/archiv/10-09/index.php?sz=6&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Penny Hill Press &#187; Blog Archive &#187; False Patent Marking: Litigation ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-23:/commentary/9182503</id>
    <updated>2010-09-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The bipartisan manager&amp;#39;s amendment to the Senate version of the Patent Reform Act, S. 515, released on March 4, 2010, contains a similar amendment to &#167; 292. Date of Report: September 20, 2010. Number of Pages: 10. Order Number: R41418 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www2.pennyhill.com/?p=11033&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The ChamberPost: Assistant Secretary John Fernandez &#8211; Working to ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-22:/commentary/10195644</id>
    <updated>2010-09-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Ironically John Conyers (D-MI for 45 years)sits on congressional Bills S.515 (senate) and H.R. 4954 (house)refusing to schedule them for joint house passage thta would eliminate these business killing lawsuits. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chamberpost.com/2010/09/assistant-secretary-john-fernandez-working-to-take-americas-great-ideas-to-the-global-marketplace.html?utm_source=feedburner&amp;amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheChamberpostIP+(The+ChamberPost+Intellectual+Property%252&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Science - Technology - Telecommunications: False Patent Marking ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-22:/commentary/9218633</id>
    <updated>2010-09-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Science - Technology - Telecommunications </name>
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The bipartisan manager&amp;#39;s amendment to the Senate version of the Patent Reform Act, S. 515, released on March 4, 2010, contains a similar amendment to &#167; 292. Date of Report: September 20, 2010. Number of Pages: 10. Order Number: R41418 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://science-technology-telecommunications.blogspot.com/2010/09/false-patent-marking-litigation-and.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Health Legislation: False Patent Marking: Litigation and Legislation</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-22:/commentary/9195217</id>
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The bipartisan manager&amp;#39;s amendment to the Senate version of the Patent Reform Act, S. 515, released on March 4, 2010, contains a similar amendment to &#167; 292. Date of Report: September 20, 2010. Number of Pages: 10. Order Number: R41418 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://healthlegislation.blogspot.com/2010/09/false-patent-marking-litigation-and.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>[World Wide News Flash] Harry Reid</title>
    <link href="http://www.wwnewsflash.com/harry-reid" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-20:/commentary/9190277</id>
    <updated>2010-09-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>World Wide News Flash </name>
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The Slippery Manager&amp;#39;s Amendment To S. 515. Posted by Hellen Popovich Harry Reid did not buy into Leahy&amp;#39;s &amp;quot;tricky maneuver&amp;quot; to tack on &amp;quot;patent reform&amp;quot; to the Small Business Loan Funding bill (H.R. 5297), in part because so many &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wwnewsflash.com/harry-reid&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Tuesday Open Thread &#8212; Keeping Our Eyes on African Americans: Our ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-20:/commentary/9190276</id>
    <updated>2010-09-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>WEE See You... </name>
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The legislation S. 515, the Pigford Claims Remedy Act of 2007 had Obama and Chuck Grassley on it. I say they reintroduce the bill by itself or attached to an appropriation bill and let&amp;#39;s vote again. Let&amp;#39;s see who will actually vote for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://weeseeyou.com/2010/09/21/tuesday-open-thread-53/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>IPBiz: More on S.515 (patent reform)</title>
    <link href="http://ipbiz.blogspot.com/2010/09/more-on-s515-patent-reform.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-20:/commentary/9160829</id>
    <updated>2010-09-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>IPBiz </name>
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More on S.515 (patent reform). An entry on govtrack on 14 September 2010: This bill was considered in committee which has recommended it be considered by the Senate as a whole. Although it has been placed on a calendar of business, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ipbiz.blogspot.com/2010/09/more-on-s515-patent-reform.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Senate Urges Patent Reform To Vote</title>
    <link href="http://www.lexisnexis.com/Community/patentlaw/blogs/patentlawblog/archive/2010/09/20/senate-urges-patent-reform-to-vote.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-19:/commentary/9160830</id>
    <updated>2010-09-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Patent Law Community Blogs </name>
    </author>
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Managers Amendment S.515 Shows New Momentum. A letter was sent to Majority Leader Harry Reid today (here) by a bipartisan group of senators asking him to bring patent reform legislation to the Senate floor for a vote &amp;quot;as soon as ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lexisnexis.com/Community/patentlaw/blogs/patentlawblog/archive/2010/09/20/senate-urges-patent-reform-to-vote.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>JESCHURUN</title>
    <link href="http://www.bloggen.be/jesjoeroen/archief.php?ID=906933" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-18:/commentary/9182504</id>
    <updated>2010-09-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>JESCHURUN </name>
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... so der Verwirklichung des Ideals von reinen Menschentum entgegenreift, zu dem das Gesetz unseres Gottes die ewigen Wege bahnt. &#8230; (Die Haftoroth &#252;bersetzt und erl&#228;utert, Frankfurt am Main 1896: S. 515 &#8211; 522 Kommentar zu Jesajas Kap. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloggen.be/jesjoeroen/archief.php?ID=906933&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bipartisan (!) Group Urges Reid to Move on Patent Reform - Law ...</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2010/09/17/bipartisan-group-urges-reid-to-move-on-patent-reform/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-16:/commentary/9182502</id>
    <updated>2010-09-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WSJ.com: Law Blog </name>
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However, we need substantial, substantive reform, which our esteemed senators to not appear to offer in S. 515. An amendment ending fee diversion, though, could go a long way toward improving my perception of the bill. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2010/09/17/bipartisan-group-urges-reid-to-move-on-patent-reform/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>JESCHURUN</title>
    <link href="http://www.bloggen.be/jesjoeroen/archief.php?ID=904024" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-16:/commentary/9139332</id>
    <updated>2010-09-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
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... so der Verwirklichung des Ideals von reinen Menschentum entgegenreift, zu dem das Gesetz unseres Gottes die ewigen Wege bahnt. &#8230; (Die Haftoroth &#252;bersetzt und erl&#228;utert, Frankfurt am Main 1896: S. 515 &#8211; 522 Kommentar zu Jesajas Kap. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloggen.be/jesjoeroen/archief.php?ID=904024&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>JESCHURUN</title>
    <link href="http://www.bloggen.be/jesjoeroen/archief.php?ID=903633" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-15:/commentary/9129983</id>
    <updated>2010-09-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>JESCHURUN </name>
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... so der Verwirklichung des Ideals von reinen Menschentum entgegenreift, zu dem das Gesetz unseres Gottes die ewigen Wege bahnt. &#8230; (Die Haftoroth &#252;bersetzt und erl&#228;utert, Frankfurt am Main 1896: S. 515 &#8211; 522 Kommentar zu Jesajas Kap. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloggen.be/jesjoeroen/archief.php?ID=903633&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Patent Reform Not Dead Yet &#171; INVENTIVE STEP</title>
    <link href="http://inventivestep.net/2010/09/16/patent-reform-not-dead-yet/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-15:/commentary/9129981</id>
    <updated>2010-09-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Just when it appeared that there would be no patent reform for yet another Congress, 25 senators have sent a letter to majority leader Harry Reid (D-NV) asking him to bring the Manager&amp;#39;s Amendment, S. 515, to the Senate floor for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://inventivestep.net/2010/09/16/patent-reform-not-dead-yet/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>JESCHURUN</title>
    <link href="http://www.bloggen.be/jesjoeroen/archief.php?ID=902476" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-14:/commentary/9275998</id>
    <updated>2010-09-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>JESCHURUN </name>
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... als die inmitten des Volkes meinem Dienste noch besonders Nahestehenden, werden sie an dem von mir gebotenen Gute sich s&#228;ttigen. (Die Haftoroth &#252;bersetzt und erl&#228;utert, Frankfurt am Main 1896: S. 515 &#8211; 522 Kommentar zu Jeremias Kap. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloggen.be/jesjoeroen/archief.php?ID=902476&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bipartisan Group Of Senators Urge Action On Patent Reform ...</title>
    <link href="http://ipwatchdog.com/2010/09/15/bipartisan-group-of-senators-urge-action-on-patent-reform/id=12506/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-14:/commentary/9259359</id>
    <updated>2010-09-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>IPWatchdog.com | Patents &amp; Patent Law </name>
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The bipartisan Managers&amp;#39; Amendment to S. 515 released by the Judiciary Committee would speed the patent application process, reducing the three-year wait that inventors must endure before obtaining their patents and securing the funding ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ipwatchdog.com/2010/09/15/bipartisan-group-of-senators-urge-action-on-patent-reform/id=12506/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senators Call For Action On Stalled Patent Bill - Tech Daily Dose ...</title>
    <link href="http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2010/09/senators-call-for-action-on-st.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-14:/commentary/9160831</id>
    <updated>2010-09-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Tech Daily Dose </name>
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However, we need substantial, substantive reform, which our esteemed senators to not appear to offer in S. 515. An amendment ending fee diversion, though, could go a long way toward improving my perception of the bill. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2010/09/senators-call-for-action-on-st.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senate Urges Patent Reform to Vote | Patents Post Grant Blog</title>
    <link href="http://www.patentspostgrant.com/lang/en/2010/09/senate-urges-patent-reform-to-vote" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-14:/commentary/9129980</id>
    <updated>2010-09-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Managers Amendment S.515 Shows New Momentum. A letter was sent to Majority Leader Harry Reid today (here) by a bipartisan group of senators asking him to bring patent reform legislation to the Senate floor for a vote &#8220;as soon as ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentspostgrant.com/lang/en/2010/09/senate-urges-patent-reform-to-vote&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>101 Namibia: Die sch&#246;nsten Reiseziele, Lodges &amp;amp; G&#228;stefarmen ...</title>
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Viele Dinge sind schlecht recherchiert, so stimmen Telefonnummern von Unterk&#252;nften nicht, z.B. beim Camp Aussicht (S.515). Wir haben von Einheimischen geh&#246;rt, dass Herr Iwanowski bei weitem nicht alle beschriebenen Unterk&#252;nfte jemals ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.poenix.de/630520/101-namibia-die-schonsten-reiseziele-lodges-gastefarmen-reisefuhrer-von-iwanowski.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The 271 Patent Blog: Senators Make Last-Ditch Plea to Pass Patent ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-14:/commentary/9121104</id>
    <updated>2010-09-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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After being stalled for months, a bipartisan group of 25 senators today urged Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to bring the Manager&amp;#39;s Amendment to S.515 of the Patent Reform Act to the Senate floor &amp;quot;for consideration as soon as ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://271patent.blogspot.com/2010/09/senators-make-last-ditch-plea-to-pass.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>JESCHURUN</title>
    <link href="http://www.bloggen.be/jesjoeroen/archief.php?ID=897869" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-11:/commentary/9102991</id>
    <updated>2010-09-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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... als die inmitten des Volkes meinem Dienste noch besonders Nahestehenden, werden sie an dem von mir gebotenen Gute sich s&#228;ttigen. (Die Haftoroth &#252;bersetzt und erl&#228;utert, Frankfurt am Main 1896: S. 515 &#8211; 522 Kommentar zu Jeremias Kap. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloggen.be/jesjoeroen/archief.php?ID=897869&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>What are some benefits of being a vegetarian or a vegan ...</title>
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20 According to a Family Food Protection Act of 1995 (S.515), Section 2: &#8220;meat as great as beef food products, as great as ornithology as great as ornithology products, infested with pathogenic germ have been a heading means of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.vegetariandiet.tk/what-are-some-benefits-of-being-a-vegetarian-or-a-vegan/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Patent Law Practice Center - PLI &#8211; Patent Reform: Fantasy or Reality?</title>
    <link href="http://patentlawcenter.pli.edu/2010/08/12/patent-reform-fantasy-or-reality/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-11:/commentary/8918256</id>
    <updated>2010-08-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Senator Leahy, a backer of S.515, in passing the new PTO funding bill took the opportunity to emphasize the importance of the this perenially pending legislation, noting that more needs to be done to modernize and improve our patent ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://patentlawcenter.pli.edu/2010/08/12/patent-reform-fantasy-or-reality/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Economic Recovery Platform Paving the Way for Patent Reform?</title>
    <link href="http://www.lexisnexis.com/COMMUNITY/PATENTLAW/blogs/patentlawblog/archive/2010/08/10/economic-recovery-platform-paving-the-way-for-patent-reform.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
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    <updated>2010-08-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Senator Leahy, a backer of S.515, in passing the new PTO funding bill took the opportunity to emphasize the importance of the this perenially pending legislation, noting that more needs to be done to modernize and improve our patent ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lexisnexis.com/COMMUNITY/PATENTLAW/blogs/patentlawblog/archive/2010/08/10/economic-recovery-platform-paving-the-way-for-patent-reform.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Economic Recovery Platform Paving the Way for Patent Reform?</title>
    <link href="http://www.lexisnexis.com/Community/patentlaw/blogs/patentlawblog/archive/2010/08/10/economic-recovery-platform-paving-the-way-for-patent-reform.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-09:/commentary/8961809</id>
    <updated>2010-08-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Senator Leahy, a backer of S.515, in passing the new PTO funding bill took the opportunity to emphasize the importance of the this perenially pending legislation, noting that more needs to be done to modernize and improve our patent ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lexisnexis.com/Community/patentlaw/blogs/patentlawblog/archive/2010/08/10/economic-recovery-platform-paving-the-way-for-patent-reform.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Selling Patent Reform to the Masses | Patents Post Grant Blog</title>
    <link href="http://www.patentspostgrant.com/lang/en/2010/08/paving-the-way-for-patent-reform" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-09:/commentary/8906384</id>
    <updated>2010-08-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Senator Leahy, a backer of S.515, in passing the new PTO funding bill took the opportunity to emphasize the importance of the this perenially pending legislation, noting that more needs to be done to modernize and improve our patent ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentspostgrant.com/lang/en/2010/08/paving-the-way-for-patent-reform&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>General Global Week in Review 9 August 2010 from IP Think Tank</title>
    <link href="http://www.thinkipstrategy.com/ipthinktank/4348/general-global-week-in-review-9-august-2010-from-ip-think-tank/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-08:/commentary/8912660</id>
    <updated>2010-08-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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The slippery Manager&amp;#39;s Amendment to S.515 (IPBiz). Michel &amp;amp; Nothhaft: Inventing our way out of joblessness (Patently-O). US Patents. First patent granted in the US (Securing Innovation). IV officially not in trouble,ish! (Tangible IP) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thinkipstrategy.com/ipthinktank/4348/general-global-week-in-review-9-august-2010-from-ip-think-tank/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Realismus - Streifz&#252;ge - Magazinierte Transformationslust</title>
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    <updated>2010-08-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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&#8222;Man muss so radikal sein wie die Wirklichkeit&#8220;, hei&#223;t es in Bertolt Brechts &#8222;Me-ti &#8211; Buch der Wendungen&#8220; (GW Bd. 12, S. 515). &#8211; &#8222;Radikal sein ist die Sache an der Wurzel fassen. Die Wurzel f&#252;r den Menschen ist aber der Mensch selbst&#8220;, ..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.streifzuege.org/2010/realismus&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>IPBiz: The slippery Manager&amp;#39;s Amendment to S. 515</title>
    <link href="http://ipbiz.blogspot.com/2010/08/slippery-managers-amendment-to-s-515.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-04:/commentary/8865500</id>
    <updated>2010-08-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Meanwhile, Charles Miller has been pointing out some of the things which the &amp;quot;Manager&amp;#39;s Amendment&amp;quot; to S.515 is trying to slip by in Sections 6 and 8. Section 6 removes the district court appeal route from ex parte re-exams. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ipbiz.blogspot.com/2010/08/slippery-managers-amendment-to-s-515.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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&amp;quot;Senate Bill S. 515 has been touted as a compromise on the damages issue,&amp;quot; continued Rappaport, an inventor with 22 patents and an entrepreneur who founded IP Checkups. &amp;quot;It is only a compromise between two specific industries and more ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lifestyletom.com/path/rao10925686794ros/roin59012499600&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Mike Drummond, Editor-in-Chief of Inventors Digest, Joins American ...</title>
    <link href="http://lifestyletom.com/path/rao10925685820ros/roin59012560951" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-29:/commentary/8805078</id>
    <updated>2010-07-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Kingman az rhodes mardian </name>
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... under-represented, constituency in the debate over the ways in which the future of American innovation is threatened by the Patent Reform Act of 2009 (Senate bill S. 515 and House bill H.R. 1260) that is currently before Congress. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lifestyletom.com/path/rao10925685820ros/roin59012560951&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Patents And Intellectual Property Blog: Eli Lilly Canada v ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.pharmaceuticalpatentsandintellectualproperty.com/2010/07/eli-lilly-canada-v-novopharm-ltd.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-29:/commentary/8805076</id>
    <updated>2010-07-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Patents And Intellectual Property Blog </name>
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The Patent Reform Act of 2010: A Substitute S. 515 Here comes the Patent Reform Act of 2010 in the... 5. Small Business Patent Data Collection Act of 2010 Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) is Chairwoman of the Senate Small. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pharmaceuticalpatentsandintellectualproperty.com/2010/07/eli-lilly-canada-v-novopharm-ltd.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House Passes Supplemental PTO Funding Bill &#171; INVENTIVE STEP</title>
    <link href="http://inventivestep.net/2010/07/29/house-passes-supplemental-pto-funding-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-28:/commentary/8805077</id>
    <updated>2010-07-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>INVENTIVE STEP </name>
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There is a lot of speculation as to whether the Senate will try to tack on at least some portions of the Patent Reform Bill, S. 515, to the House funding bill. Or, if the Senate will try to tack the Patent Reform Bill onto pieces of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://inventivestep.net/2010/07/29/house-passes-supplemental-pto-funding-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Notizen zu Madhyamaka-Prasangika (nach der dGelugs-pa-Tradition ...</title>
    <link href="http://lautwein.blog.de/2010/07/28/notizen-madhyamaka-prasangika-dgelugs-pa-tradition-9054371/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-26:/commentary/8805081</id>
    <updated>2010-07-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Dr. Lautwein </name>
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Candrakirti widerspricht: Der Tisch ist nicht die Zusammensetzung, die Person ist nicht ein Bewusstsein, sondern beide sind Bezeichnungen (designations, Hopkins S. 515). Daher: Au&#223;er einem Bewusstsein, das Leerheit direkt wahrnimmt, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lautwein.blog.de/2010/07/28/notizen-madhyamaka-prasangika-dgelugs-pa-tradition-9054371/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>POLITICO MAFIOSO: Franks Holds Patent Reform Roundtable</title>
    <link href="http://politicomafioso.blogspot.com/2010/07/franks-holds-patent-reform-roundtable.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-20:/commentary/8743959</id>
    <updated>2010-07-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>POLITICO MAFIOSO </name>
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&amp;quot;Discussions like today&amp;#39;s are important, allowing all sides to openly discuss their views on pending legislation, like the Patent Reform Act of 2009 (H.R. 1260/S. 515), that could significantly alter the way the patent system currently ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://politicomafioso.blogspot.com/2010/07/franks-holds-patent-reform-roundtable.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>American Inventors for Patent Reform &#171; State of Innovation</title>
    <link href="http://hallingblog.com/2010/07/20/american-inventors-for-patent-reform/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-19:/commentary/8737190</id>
    <updated>2010-07-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>State of Innovation </name>
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Best estimates from other countries, whose laws are similar to S.515, are that inventors will have to file 100000 to 200000 more patent applications per year, a cost of about $ 500 million to $1 billion per year. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hallingblog.com/2010/07/20/american-inventors-for-patent-reform/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Digitaler Zettelkasten: Tote Unterhosen, Informationsfluten ...</title>
    <link href="http://gunnarsohn.wordpress.com/2010/07/19/digitaler-zettelkasten-tote-unterhosen-informationsfluten-buchernarren-und-netznavigatoren/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-18:/commentary/8805079</id>
    <updated>2010-07-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ich sag mal </name>
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Siehe auch: Alberto Manguel, Eine Geschichte des Lesens, S. 515. B&#252;chernarren: Verbreitet war im Sp&#228;tmittelalter der Spott &#252;ber den B&#252;cherwurm, kurzsichtigen Leser und Literaturtrottel. Vergraben in B&#252;chern wurde der bebrillte Leser zur ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://gunnarsohn.wordpress.com/2010/07/19/digitaler-zettelkasten-tote-unterhosen-informationsfluten-buchernarren-und-netznavigatoren/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>IPBiz: Leahy trying a trick on S.515 (patent reform)?</title>
    <link href="http://ipbiz.blogspot.com/2010/07/leahy-trying-trick-on-s515-patent.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-14:/commentary/8726137</id>
    <updated>2010-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>IPBiz </name>
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Patent Docs suggests Senator Leahy is trying a tricky maneuver to get S.515 passed: But that is only if Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) is successful in sneaking the bill into the Small Business Loan Funding bill (H.R. 5297) to be ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ipbiz.blogspot.com/2010/07/leahy-trying-trick-on-s515-patent.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Patent Docs: The Phoenix That Is S. 515</title>
    <link href="http://www.patentdocs.org/2010/07/the-phoenix-that-is-s-515.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-13:/commentary/8699381</id>
    <updated>2010-07-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Patent Docs </name>
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By Kevin E. Noonan -- &amp;quot;Politics,&amp;quot; according to Otto von Bismarck, &amp;quot;is the art of the possible.&amp;quot; And thus it is possible that a patent reform bill will, against all odds, be passed by this session of Congress. But that is only if Senator&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentdocs.org/2010/07/the-phoenix-that-is-s-515.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Ost-West-Recht &#187; Blog Archiv &#187; Voraussetzungen f&#252;r die Er&#246;ffnung ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ost-west-recht.de/de/publikationen/v-bortnikov/178-voraussetzungen-fur-die-eroffnung-eines-insolvenzverfahrens-nach-deutschem-und-nach-russischem-recht-gemeinsamkeiten-und-unterschiede" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-12:/commentary/8692807</id>
    <updated>2010-07-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ost-West-Recht </name>
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Urspr&#252;nglich sollte dieser Zeitraum nach der Rechtsprechung bei einem Monat liegen (BGH NJW 2002, S. 515, 517). Nun geht der BGH davon aus, dass eine Zahlungsunf&#228;higkeit und eben keine &#8222;Zahlungsstockung&#8220; vorliegt, wenn der Schuldner ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ost-west-recht.de/de/publikationen/v-bortnikov/178-voraussetzungen-fur-die-eroffnung-eines-insolvenzverfahrens-nach-deutschem-und-nach-russischem-recht-gemeinsamkeiten-und-unterschiede&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Renewed Congressional Interest for Funding the Patent Office ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2010/07/12/funding-the-patent-office/id=11604/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-11:/commentary/8692806</id>
    <updated>2010-07-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>IPWatchdog.com | Patents &amp; Patent Law </name>
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In any case, this funding crisis is a separate issue from, and deserves to be addressed independently of, the S.515 Patent Reform bill, regardless of how much Kappos feels the two should be enacted as one and the same piece of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2010/07/12/funding-the-patent-office/id=11604/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Senator Leahy Pushes Patent Reform on the Heels of Bilski</title>
    <link href="http://www.lexisnexis.com/Community/patentlaw/blogs/patentlawblog/archive/2010/07/02/senator-leahy-pushes-patent-reform-on-the-heels-of-bilski.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-01:/commentary/8726139</id>
    <updated>2010-07-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Patent Law Community Blogs </name>
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The courts, however, are constrained by the text of our outdated statutes, and it is time for Congress to act. Still, with summer recess approaching, it is unlikely that we will see much in the way of progress on S.515 until the fall. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lexisnexis.com/Community/patentlaw/blogs/patentlawblog/archive/2010/07/02/senator-leahy-pushes-patent-reform-on-the-heels-of-bilski.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Senator Leahy Uses Bilski to Push Patent Reform : LoTempio Law Blog</title>
    <link href="http://www.lotempiolaw.com/2010/07/articles/patents/senator-leahy-uses-bilski-to-push-patent-reform/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-01:/commentary/8670795</id>
    <updated>2010-07-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>LoTempio Law Blog </name>
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Still, with summer recess approaching, even with the publicity that Bilski has drawn is it possible that we will see anything in the way of progress on S.515 until the fall? Other related posts: USPTO Sends Bilski Memo to Patent ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lotempiolaw.com/2010/07/articles/patents/senator-leahy-uses-bilski-to-push-patent-reform/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The 271 Patent Blog: Leahy Post-Bilski Comments and Patent Reform</title>
    <link href="http://271patent.blogspot.com/2010/07/leahy-post-bilski-comments-and-patent.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-30:/commentary/8619390</id>
    <updated>2010-06-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The 271 Patent Blog </name>
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Since the manager&amp;#39;s amendment (S. 515) was forwarded to the Senate in April, very little has been done in advancing the legislation. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy is understandably frustrated over the lack of any ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://271patent.blogspot.com/2010/07/leahy-post-bilski-comments-and-patent.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bilski Reaction &#171; INVENTIVE STEP</title>
    <link href="http://inventivestep.net/2010/06/30/bilski-reaction/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-29:/commentary/8619391</id>
    <updated>2010-06-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>INVENTIVE STEP </name>
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... Committee and a leading proponent of patent reform legislation. His characterization of the opinion shows his animus towards business method patents. Perhaps he will seek to add a prohibition to the Senate reform bill S. 515. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://inventivestep.net/2010/06/30/bilski-reaction/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Biografie Chernysheva Graf Peter G. | VIP russischen</title>
    <link href="http://de.viprussians.com/biografie-chernysheva-graf-peter-g.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-26:/commentary/8575575</id>
    <updated>2010-06-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>VIP russischen </name>
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I, S. 515. &#8211; Bantysh-Kamensky, Cavaliers Listen &amp;quot;auf Seite 108, 196. &#8211; Collegiate Lexikon &amp;quot;Starchevsky, v. XII, S. 153. &#8211; &amp;quot;Notes&amp;quot; Poroshina SA (siehe Index). &#8211; Service Record AP Chernyshev f&#252;r 1755 durch den Minister des Moskau&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://de.viprussians.com/biografie-chernysheva-graf-peter-g.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Reexaminations and Patentable Subject Matter - Patent Law Blog ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2010/06/reexaminations-and-patentable-subject-matter.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-24:/commentary/8570776</id>
    <updated>2010-06-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Patent Law Blog (Patently-O) </name>
    </author>
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101 isses are not questions requiring much if any scientific or technical analysis of the type suited for patent examners, either leave things as they are or switch to an APJ based system such as proposed in S.515. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2010/06/reexaminations-and-patentable-subject-matter.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Malvezzi, Virgilio | Der Drei&#223;igj&#228;hrige Krieg in Selbstzeugnissen ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-24:/commentary/8564011</id>
    <updated>2010-06-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Der Drei&#223;igj&#228;hrige Krieg in Selbstzeugnissen,... </name>
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[23] STRAUB, Saavedra, S. 515. [24] Archivo general de Simancas E 2063 (Abschrift): Saavedra an Philipp IV., M&#252;nster, 1645 I 21. [25] FRAGA IRIBARNE, Saavedra, S. 511, Anm. 959. Die umfangreiche Biographie ALBRECHTS, Maximilian, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.warlich.net/bernd/malvezzi-virgilio/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The International Law Firm of Fulbright &amp;amp; Jaworski - &amp;quot;The Federal ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.fulbright.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=publications.detail&amp;amp;pub_id=4549&amp;amp;site_id=494&amp;amp;detail=yes" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-23:/commentary/8598365</id>
    <updated>2010-06-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Fulbright &amp; Jaworski Publications </name>
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If passed, the legislation would have retroactive effect, applying &#8220;to all cases, without exception, pending on or after the date&#8221; of enactment. See Amendment to S. 515 (2010); H.R. 4954 (2010). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fulbright.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=publications.detail&amp;amp;pub_id=4549&amp;amp;site_id=494&amp;amp;detail=yes&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Kopfpauschale &#171; Wiwi-Werkbank</title>
    <link href="http://wiwi-werkbank.de/2010/06/kopfpauschale/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-21:/commentary/8544256</id>
    <updated>2010-06-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Wiwi-Werkbank </name>
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... Gesundheits&#246;konomen nehmen Stellung zu den &#8220;Eckpunkten zu einer Gesundheitsreform&#8221; der Koalitionsparteien vom 4. Juli 2006 / Friedrich Breyer u.a.. (2006) In: Wirtschaftsdienst. - Berlin . &#8211; Bd. 86.2006, 8, (Aug.2006) S. 515-516. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wiwi-werkbank.de/2010/06/kopfpauschale/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>IPBiz: Waiting for Godot?</title>
    <link href="http://ipbiz.blogspot.com/2010/06/waiting-for-godot.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-18:/commentary/8529830</id>
    <updated>2010-06-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>IPBiz </name>
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Passage of S.515, or any patent reform package in Congress --&amp;gt; Rahul Jindal reveals why his determination of a &amp;quot;very high quality patent&amp;quot; has any significant meaning. Hint: only one of these &amp;quot;has&amp;quot; to happen. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ipbiz.blogspot.com/2010/06/waiting-for-godot.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Patent Law Reform and Government Contracts</title>
    <link href="http://www.techbizsolutions.us/government-contracting-blog/bid/33691/Patent-Law-Reform-and-Government-Contracts" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-13:/commentary/8496959</id>
    <updated>2010-06-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Tech Biz Blog </name>
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There is currently a bill in the house (H.R. 1260/S.515) which proposes significant change to the US patent law. Currently the rights are associated with establishing which applicant actually invented the claimed invention first. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.techbizsolutions.us/government-contracting-blog/bid/33691/Patent-Law-Reform-and-Government-Contracts&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The June 2010 Small Business Advocate</title>
    <link href="http://www.sba.gov/advo/june10.pdf" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-12:/commentary/8523653</id>
    <updated>2010-06-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Office of Advocacy What's New </name>
    </author>
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lation (H.R. 1260/S. 515) which would radically alter the U.S. pat ent system. The bill would move the United States to a &#8220;firstinven tortofile&#8221; system from the current. &#8220;firsttoinvent&#8221; system, harmoniz ing the U.S. system with the rest ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sba.gov/advo/june10.pdf&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Recent False Marking Decision May Lead to Increased Penalties ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.courtzilla.com/recent-false-marking-decision-may-lead-to-increased-penalties" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-09:/commentary/8487637</id>
    <updated>2010-06-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>courtzilla </name>
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The Patent Reform Act (S. 515), currently making its way through Congress, includes changes that would partially counter the effect of the Forest Group decision. For example, the changes include removing the qui tam nature of the false ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.courtzilla.com/recent-false-marking-decision-may-lead-to-increased-penalties&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>H.R.5297: Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010 - U.S. ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h5297/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-06:/commentary/8865504</id>
    <updated>2010-06-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Top 20 Bills Most Written... </name>
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The slippery Manager&amp;#39;s Amendment to S. 515. Harry Reid did not buy into Leahy&amp;#39;s &amp;quot;tricky maneuver&amp;quot; to tack on &amp;quot;patent reform&amp;quot; to the Small Business Loan Funding bill (H.R. 5297), in part because so many others were trying the sam&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h5297/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Office of Advocacy Hosts Panel on Potential Patent System Changes ...</title>
    <link href="http://esbjournal.com/2010/06/office-of-advocacy-hosts-panel-on-potential-patent-system-changes/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-02:/commentary/8419786</id>
    <updated>2010-06-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Entrepreneur &amp; Self-Employed Business Journal </name>
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The topic was pending congressional legislation (H.R. 1260/S. 515) which would radically alter the U.S. patent system. The bill would move the United States to a &#8220;first-inventor-to-file&#8221; system from the current &#8220;first-to-invent&#8221; system, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://esbjournal.com/2010/06/office-of-advocacy-hosts-panel-on-potential-patent-system-changes/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Damages Ruling Could Spur Patent Reform | Business Information</title>
    <link href="http://www.halllc.com/2010/05/damages-ruling-could-spur-patent-reform/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-29:/commentary/8403571</id>
    <updated>2010-05-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Business Information </name>
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As of this writing, Senate leaders were hoping to win approval of S. 515 without floor debate, allowing it to move to the House of Representatives. If debate in the Senate is required, scheduling issues could hinder the bill or block it ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.halllc.com/2010/05/damages-ruling-could-spur-patent-reform/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>IPBiz: Poltorak criticizes S.515</title>
    <link href="http://ipbiz.blogspot.com/2010/05/poltorak-criticizes-s515.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-24:/commentary/8413922</id>
    <updated>2010-05-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>IPBiz </name>
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Although Poltorak labels S.515 as a compromise between IT and pharma, one notes IT is flexing its muscles in the House to deep six S.515. It is true that independent inventors and university folks were not really &amp;quot;in&amp;quot; on S.515 dealing ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ipbiz.blogspot.com/2010/05/poltorak-criticizes-s515.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House Introduces PTO Fee Bill &#171; INVENTIVE STEP</title>
    <link href="http://inventivestep.net/2010/05/19/house-introduces-pto-fee-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-18:/commentary/8331656</id>
    <updated>2010-05-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>INVENTIVE STEP </name>
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The question is whether the Senate would hold it up in order to get S. 515 passed. Certainly if the House bill were enacted, many members of Congress would feel less desperate to pass comprehensive reform. It would almost defintely ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://inventivestep.net/2010/05/19/house-introduces-pto-fee-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>USPTO Patent Reform Implementation, Hurry Up &amp;amp; Wait? | Patents ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.patentspostgrant.com/lang/en/2010/05/uspto-patent-reform-implementation-hurry-up-wait" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-18:/commentary/8331655</id>
    <updated>2010-05-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Patents Post Grant Blog </name>
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With S.515 gaining traction, can the USPTO pull off the significant internal transition without derialing the success of current reexamination practices?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentspostgrant.com/lang/en/2010/05/uspto-patent-reform-implementation-hurry-up-wait&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Jagt die Spekulanten! Schlagt sie tot! - Streifz&#252;ge - Magazinierte ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.streifzuege.org/2010/jagt-die-spekulanten-schlagt-sie-tot" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-17:/commentary/8331657</id>
    <updated>2010-05-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Streifz&#252;ge </name>
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Friedrich Engels, Umrisse zu einer Kritik der National&#246;konomie (1844), MEW, Bd. 1, S. 515-516. 3. Adam Smith, Der Wohlstand der Nationen. Eine Untersuchung seiner Natur und Ursachen (1775/76), M&#252;nchen 1978, S. 23. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.streifzuege.org/2010/jagt-die-spekulanten-schlagt-sie-tot&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Patent Docs: House to Vote on Bill That Would Give USPTO Fee ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.patentdocs.org/2010/05/house-to-vote-on-bill-that-would-give-uspto-feesetting-authority.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-17:/commentary/8324262</id>
    <updated>2010-05-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Patent Docs </name>
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The Patent and Trademark Office Fee Modernization Act of 2010 fails to include the efficiency and quality enhancing provisions contained in the managers&amp;#39; amendment to S. 515, The Patent Reform Act of 2010, that would simplify the rules ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentdocs.org/2010/05/house-to-vote-on-bill-that-would-give-uspto-feesetting-authority.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Penalty for Patent False Marking Set at Highest Sales Price ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.courtzilla.com/penalty-for-patent-false-marking-set-at-highest-sales-price" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-16:/commentary/8564012</id>
    <updated>2010-05-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>courtzilla </name>
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14 The Senate has pending a Patent Reform Amendment, Senate Bill S.515, and the House has introduced H.R. 4954. Both pieces of legislation require that the plaintiff in a 35 U.S.C. &#167; 292 action must have suffered a competitive injury as ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.courtzilla.com/penalty-for-patent-false-marking-set-at-highest-sales-price&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Penalty for Patent False Marking Set at Highest Sales Price ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.martindale.com/legal-management/article_Bracewell-Giuliani-LLP_1026044.htm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-16:/commentary/8338835</id>
    <updated>2010-05-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>All Articles on Martindale.com </name>
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14 The Senate has pending a Patent Reform Amendment, Senate Bill S.515, and the House has introduced H.R. 4954. Both pieces of legislation require that the plaintiff in a 35 U.S.C. &#167; 292 action must have suffered a competitive injury as ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.martindale.com/legal-management/article_Bracewell-Giuliani-LLP_1026044.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>JOLT Digest &#187; Digest Comment: The Future of Gene Patenting after ...</title>
    <link href="http://jolt.law.harvard.edu/digest/patent/digest-comment-the-future-of-gene-patenting-after-association-for-molecular-pathology-v-u-s-patent-and-trademark-office" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-13:/commentary/8309778</id>
    <updated>2010-05-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>JOLT Digest </name>
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[7] Issues regarding the patentability of biological molecules are not mentioned in the latest efforts to reform the Patent Act. S. 515, 111th Cong. (2009); H.R. 1260, 111th Cong. (2009). [8] David Malakoff, NIH Roils Academe with ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jolt.law.harvard.edu/digest/patent/digest-comment-the-future-of-gene-patenting-after-association-for-molecular-pathology-v-u-s-patent-and-trademark-office&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Senate Amends Patent Reform Bill &#187; The PR Wire</title>
    <link href="http://www.theprwire.co.uk/?p=646" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-13:/commentary/8304113</id>
    <updated>2010-05-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The PR Wire </name>
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The full text of the proposed bill, S. 515, is here. This article is provided for your convenience and does not constitute legal advice. It is prepared for the general information of our clients and other interested persons. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theprwire.co.uk/?p=646&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Patent Docs: Patent Reform News Briefs</title>
    <link href="http://www.patentdocs.org/2010/05/patent-reform-news-briefs.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-11:/commentary/8288377</id>
    <updated>2010-05-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Patent Docs </name>
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We believe the agreement reflected in the draft Manager&amp;#39;s Amendment to S. 515, the &amp;quot;Patent Reform Act of 2010,&amp;quot; improves the reported bill and incorporates critical elements of patent reform. In particular, we are pleased that the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentdocs.org/2010/05/patent-reform-news-briefs.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Penalty for Patent False Marking Set at Highest Sales Price</title>
    <link href="http://www.bracewellgiuliani.com/index.cfm/fa/news.advisory/item/165cbe1b-7eef-45d1-bf49-957f301aa124/Penalty_for_Patent_False_Marking_Set_at_Highest_Sales_Price.cfm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-10:/commentary/8358698</id>
    <updated>2010-05-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Legal Advisories feed </name>
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14 The Senate has pending a Patent Reform Amendment, Senate Bill S.515, and the House has introduced H.R. 4954. Both pieces of legislation require that the plaintiff in a 35 U.S.C. &#167; 292 action must have suffered a competitive injury as ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bracewellgiuliani.com/index.cfm/fa/news.advisory/item/165cbe1b-7eef-45d1-bf49-957f301aa124/Penalty_for_Patent_False_Marking_Set_at_Highest_Sales_Price.cfm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Reducing Patent Pendency &#171; INVENTIVE STEP</title>
    <link href="http://inventivestep.net/2010/05/11/reducing-patent-pendency/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-10:/commentary/8304112</id>
    <updated>2010-05-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>INVENTIVE STEP </name>
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Although it appears to have been removed in the Manager&amp;#39;s Amendment, S. 515 as introduced stated that &#8220;search and examination functions are sovereign functions to be performed by US citizens who are employees of the US government. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://inventivestep.net/2010/05/11/reducing-patent-pendency/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Job Creation 101: Unleash the Patent Office to Create Jobs ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2010/05/11/patents-create-jobs/id=10485/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-10:/commentary/8304111</id>
    <updated>2010-05-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>IPWatchdog.com | Patents &amp; Patent Law </name>
    </author>
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Unleashing American innovation is exactly what we need to be doing, but as long as Kappos is supporting the reboot of patent law that is Leahy&amp;#39;s S.515 Patent Reform Act, he&amp;#39;s preaching the wrong message. The bill weakens the patent ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2010/05/11/patents-create-jobs/id=10485/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>IAM Magazine - IAM Blog - What else could the USPTO Director have ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.iam-magazine.com/blog/Detail.aspx?g=6c78df6b-caa9-4e42-a591-210c65635dce" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-08:/commentary/8570778</id>
    <updated>2010-05-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>IAM magazine - Blog </name>
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Holding onto S.515 when key House members are not buying in does not advance the interests of patent office customers, who are really suffering. Symbolically, the strategy of the USPTO officials should be rejected under KSR for failing ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.iam-magazine.com/blog/Detail.aspx?g=6c78df6b-caa9-4e42-a591-210c65635dce&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>IAM Magazine - IAM Blog - What else could the USPTO Director have ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.iam-magazine.com/blog/detail.aspx?g=6c78df6b-caa9-4e42-a591-210c65635dce" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-08:/commentary/8288378</id>
    <updated>2010-05-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>IAM magazine - Blog </name>
    </author>
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Holding onto S.515 when key House members are not buying in does not advance the interests of patent office customers, who are really suffering. Symbolically, the strategy of the USPTO officials should be rejected under KSR for failing ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.iam-magazine.com/blog/detail.aspx?g=6c78df6b-caa9-4e42-a591-210c65635dce&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Patent Reform Act of 2010: An Overview : Securing Innovation</title>
    <link href="http://www.securinginnovation.com/2010/05/guest-blog/patent-reform-act-of-2010-an-overview/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-06:/commentary/8445100</id>
    <updated>2010-05-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Guest Blog - Securing Innovation </name>
    </author>
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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) recently came to agreement with Jeff Sessions (R-AL) regarding changes to the Patent Reform Act of 2009 (S. 515), increasing the chance that patent reform will actually happen. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.securinginnovation.com/2010/05/guest-blog/patent-reform-act-of-2010-an-overview/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>IPBiz: Fee diversion: don&amp;#39;t get fooled again</title>
    <link href="http://ipbiz.blogspot.com/2010/05/fee-diversion-dont-get-fooled-again.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-06:/commentary/8260145</id>
    <updated>2010-05-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>IPBiz </name>
    </author>
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While IBM signed off on S.515, the other high tech folks did not, and what is now happening in the House was scripted months ago. [Kappos, formerly IP head at IBM, is advocating a position favored by IBM, but not favored by the other IT ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ipbiz.blogspot.com/2010/05/fee-diversion-dont-get-fooled-again.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Political Posturing &amp;amp; Patent Reform | Patents Post Grant Blog</title>
    <link href="http://www.patentspostgrant.com/lang/en/2010/05/political-posturing-and-patent-refrom" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-06:/commentary/8260144</id>
    <updated>2010-05-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Patents Post Grant Blog </name>
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House members seek to derail Patent Reform absent compromise on S.515.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentspostgrant.com/lang/en/2010/05/political-posturing-and-patent-refrom&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>MPEG-LA Leverages Intellectual Property Portfolio By Suing ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.innovators-network.org/2010/05/06/mpeg-la-leverages-intellectual-property-portfolio-by-suing-smartphone-companies/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-05:/commentary/8260146</id>
    <updated>2010-05-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Innovators Network Blog </name>
    </author>
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Government Executive.com: In other USPTO news, the Senate bill to reform the US patent system, S. 515, might soon have complementary legislation courtesy of the House of Representatives. House panel mulls separate patent bill by Juliana ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.innovators-network.org/2010/05/06/mpeg-la-leverages-intellectual-property-portfolio-by-suing-smartphone-companies/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>USPTO Patent Reform Implementation, Fine Tuning &amp;amp; Interference ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.patentspostgrant.com/lang/en/2010/05/uspto-patent-reform-implementation-fine-tuning-interference-part-i" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-04:/commentary/8244235</id>
    <updated>2010-05-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Patents Post Grant Blog </name>
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With the recent announcement from the Obama administration supporting the Manager&amp;#39;s Amendment to Senate Bill S. 515 and with the possibility that the Bill could soon get to the Senate floor for a vote prior to Memorial Day, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentspostgrant.com/lang/en/2010/05/uspto-patent-reform-implementation-fine-tuning-interference-part-i&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The 271 Patent Blog: Startups Push Congress to Maintain One-Year ...</title>
    <link href="http://271patent.blogspot.com/2010/05/startups-push-congress-to-maintain-one.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-03:/commentary/8244236</id>
    <updated>2010-05-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The 271 Patent Blog </name>
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No patent attorney will advise their client to publish every good idea they conceive in order to gain the grace period of S. 515. The publication-conditioned &#8220;grace period&#8221; in S. 515 is a useless construct proposed by parties intent on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://271patent.blogspot.com/2010/05/startups-push-congress-to-maintain-one.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Volksinitiative&#187; Hintergrunddebatte &#187; Was ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.volks-initiative.info/2010/05/03/was-naturschutzorganisationen-motiviert/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-02:/commentary/8288381</id>
    <updated>2010-05-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Volksinitiative </name>
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Jepson, P. (2005): Environmental Science &amp;amp; Policy 8, S. 515&#8211;524. &#8211; KfW (2004): Environmental Services. Payments for environmental services in German financial cooperation. Frankfurt/Main, April 2004, www.kfw-entwicklungsbank.de ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.volks-initiative.info/2010/05/03/was-naturschutzorganisationen-motiviert/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Patent Reform Act of 2010: An Overview : LoTempio Law Blog</title>
    <link href="http://www.lotempiolaw.com/2010/05/articles/patents/patent-reform-act-of-2010-an-overview/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-02:/commentary/8244237</id>
    <updated>2010-05-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>LoTempio Law Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) recently came to agreement with Jeff Sessions (R-AL) regarding changes to the Patent Reform Act of 2009 (S. 515), increasing the chance that patent reform will actually happen. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lotempiolaw.com/2010/05/articles/patents/patent-reform-act-of-2010-an-overview/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Patent Reform Before Summer? | Patents Post Grant Blog</title>
    <link href="http://www.patentspostgrant.com/lang/en/2010/04/patent-reform-by-memorial-day" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-29:/commentary/8206052</id>
    <updated>2010-04-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Patents Post Grant Blog </name>
    </author>
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S.515 may get out of the Senate before Summer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentspostgrant.com/lang/en/2010/04/patent-reform-by-memorial-day&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Developing Countries Forming International Intellectual Property ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.innovators-network.org/2010/04/28/developing-countries-forming-international-intellectual-property-coalition/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-27:/commentary/8191752</id>
    <updated>2010-04-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Innovators Network Blog </name>
    </author>
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In question is the Senate&amp;#39;s patent reform legislation, years in the making, S.515: An industry coalition that favors Senate legislation aimed at overhauling the patent system urged Senate leaders Monday to act on a compromise version of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.innovators-network.org/2010/04/28/developing-countries-forming-international-intellectual-property-coalition/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>USPTO Releases Its Position on Manager&amp;#39;s Amendment to S.515 &#171; &#39640;&#23713; ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.takaokaip.com/?p=810" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-26:/commentary/8191754</id>
    <updated>2010-04-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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USPTO Releases Its Position on Manager&amp;#39;s Amendment to S.515. New Proposed Legislation || USPTO&amp;#39;s Position on Patent Reform Act of 2010 || U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke submitted a letter to members of the Senate Judiciary ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.takaokaip.com/?p=810&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Report: Patent Reform Passage Near in Senate &#171; INVENTIVE STEP</title>
    <link href="http://inventivestep.net/2010/04/27/report-patent-reform-passage-near-in-senate/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-26:/commentary/8186563</id>
    <updated>2010-04-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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IP Watchdog is reporting that Senate passage of the patent reform bill, S. 515, may be near. He reported yesterday that an agreement has been reached between the chair and ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sens. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://inventivestep.net/2010/04/27/report-patent-reform-passage-near-in-senate/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Leahy Procedural Move Makes Patent Reform Passage Near ...</title>
    <link href="http://ipwatchdog.com/2010/04/26/leahy-procedural-move-makes-patent-reform-passage-near/id=10281/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-25:/commentary/8976392</id>
    <updated>2010-04-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>IPWatchdog </name>
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The National Journal reported last week that Senator Leahy is seeking floor time for consideration of S. 515, and hopes that it will be taken up by the full Senate prior to Memorial Day. The National Journal report mentions a number of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ipwatchdog.com/2010/04/26/leahy-procedural-move-makes-patent-reform-passage-near/id=10281/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Patent Docs: USPTO Administrator Arti Rai Responds to Patent Docs ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.patentdocs.org/2010/04/uspto-administrator-arti-rai-responds-to-post-on-white-paper.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-25:/commentary/8186564</id>
    <updated>2010-04-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Patent Docs </name>
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Last week, Patent Docs published a post on the recent White Paper issued from the US Patent and Trademark Office regarding provisions contained in the &amp;quot;Managers&amp;#39; Amendment&amp;quot; of the Senate patent reform bill (S. 515) (see &amp;quot;USPTO White ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentdocs.org/2010/04/uspto-administrator-arti-rai-responds-to-post-on-white-paper.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>IPBiz: More unintended consequences</title>
    <link href="http://ipbiz.blogspot.com/2010/04/more-unintended-consequences.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-25:/commentary/8180219</id>
    <updated>2010-04-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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One could also say &amp;quot;nothing in the proposed S.515 should make it impossible for small entities to obtain, and defend patents, in view of the post-grant review (aka opposition) procedure. But small entities are free to ignore that advice ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ipbiz.blogspot.com/2010/04/more-unintended-consequences.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Patent Law Reform Close to Vote? | Patents Post Grant Blog</title>
    <link href="http://www.patentspostgrant.com/lang/en/2010/04/patent-law-reform-front-and-center" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-25:/commentary/8180218</id>
    <updated>2010-04-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Patents Post Grant Blog </name>
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Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) is pushing Senate leaders to bring the Patent Reform Act of 2010 (S. 515), as amended March 4, 2010, to the Senate floor before the Memorial Day recess. Internet reports have Senate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentspostgrant.com/lang/en/2010/04/patent-law-reform-front-and-center&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Leahy Procedural Move Makes Patent Reform Passage Near ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2010/04/26/leahy-procedural-move-makes-patent-reform-passage-near/id=10281/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-25:/commentary/8180217</id>
    <updated>2010-04-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>IPWatchdog.com | Patents &amp; Patent Law </name>
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The National Journal reported last week that Senator Leahy is seeking floor time for consideration of S. 515, and hopes that it will be taken up by the full Senate prior to Memorial Day. The National Journal report mentions a number of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2010/04/26/leahy-procedural-move-makes-patent-reform-passage-near/id=10281/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Patent Trolls See Renewed Life in the False Marking Arena | courtzilla</title>
    <link href="http://www.courtzilla.com/patent-trolls-see-renewed-life-in-the-false-marking-arena" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-24:/commentary/8191755</id>
    <updated>2010-04-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>courtzilla </name>
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S. 515, 111th Cong. (2010). A bill containing the same language was recently introduced in the House of Representatives as well. See H.R. 4954, 111th Cong. (2010). Both the Senate provision and the House bill would apply to all cases ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.courtzilla.com/patent-trolls-see-renewed-life-in-the-false-marking-arena&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>BNA Books&amp;#39; New June 2010 Edition of Patent, Trademark, and ...</title>
    <link href="http://redlightrevolt.com/local-news/bna-books%E2%80%99-new-june-2010-edition-of-patent-trademark-and-copyright-laws-covers-legislative-developments-affecting-ip-law-through-may-27-2010" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-22:/commentary/8726138</id>
    <updated>2010-04-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Red Light Revolt! </name>
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The CD-ROM includes the text of the latest version of patent reform legislation, including the &#8220;Manager&amp;#39;s Amendment&#8221; to S.515. Recently added to the CD-ROM are the Rules of Practice of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://redlightrevolt.com/local-news/bna-books%E2%80%99-new-june-2010-edition-of-patent-trademark-and-copyright-laws-covers-legislative-developments-affecting-ip-law-through-may-27-2010&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senator Chuck Schumer &#171; Steven Barritz&amp;#39;s Blog</title>
    <link href="http://stevenbarritz.wordpress.com/2010/04/22/senator-chuck-schumer/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-21:/commentary/8158309</id>
    <updated>2010-04-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Steven Barritz's Blog </name>
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I sought to protect injured livestock from unnecessarily inhumane treatment by co-sponsoring S.515, the Downed Animal Protection Act, and worked to ban the sale of products made with dog and cat fur by co-sponsoring S.1197, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://stevenbarritz.wordpress.com/2010/04/22/senator-chuck-schumer/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Guest Post: David Boundy &#8211; Patent Reform That Hurts Small ...</title>
    <link href="http://inventivestep.net/2010/04/21/guest-post-david-boundy-patent-reform-that-hurts-small-inventors-and-small-businesses/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-20:/commentary/8158307</id>
    <updated>2010-04-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>INVENTIVE STEP </name>
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3) When you are put through to that person, give them your name and address, and urge that their boss object to &#8220;unanimous consent&#8221; on the patent bill (S. 515) because it does not make the changes that small businesses have requested ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://inventivestep.net/2010/04/21/guest-post-david-boundy-patent-reform-that-hurts-small-inventors-and-small-businesses/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>NEW YORK PARALEGAL BLOG: Department of Commerce Sends Letter to ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-20:/commentary/8158306</id>
    <updated>2010-04-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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In the letter, Locke expressed the administration&amp;#39;s position that the draft Manager&amp;#39;s Amendment to S.515, the &#8220;Patent Reform Act of 2010,&#8221; saying that it &#8220;improves the reported bill and incorporates critical elements of patent reform. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newyorkparalegalblog.com/2010/04/department-of-commerce-sends-letter-to.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Department of Commerce Reports that PTO Fee-Setting-Authority and ...</title>
    <link href="http://patentlyo.com/patent/2010/04/department-of-commerce-reports-that-pto-fee-setting-authority-and-improved-post-grant-patent-challenge-lead-to-economic-growt.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-19:/commentary/8237217</id>
    <updated>2010-04-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Patent Law Blog (Patently-O) </name>
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Now if we can only get the Senate in S.515 to consider the brilliance of this suggestion and put your proposal in. But that might be asking them for too much fairness and balance in post-grant oppositions, especially given the forces in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://patentlyo.com/patent/2010/04/department-of-commerce-reports-that-pto-fee-setting-authority-and-improved-post-grant-patent-challenge-lead-to-economic-growt.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Department of Commerce Reports that PTO Fee-Setting-Authority and ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2010/04/department-of-commerce-reports-that-pto-fee-setting-authority-and-improved-post-grant-patent-challenge-lead-to-economic-growt.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-19:/commentary/8180221</id>
    <updated>2010-04-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Patent Law Blog (Patently-O) </name>
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Now if we can only get the Senate in S.515 to consider the brilliance of this suggestion and put your proposal in. But that might be asking them for too much fairness and balance in post-grant oppositions, especially given the forces in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2010/04/department-of-commerce-reports-that-pto-fee-setting-authority-and-improved-post-grant-patent-challenge-lead-to-economic-growt.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>A Student&amp;#39;s Thoughts On Rampant IP Theft &amp;amp; Plagiarism On Campus ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.innovators-network.org/2010/04/19/a-students-thoughts-on-rampant-ip-theft-plagiarism-on-campus/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-18:/commentary/8135122</id>
    <updated>2010-04-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Innovators Network Blog </name>
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The aptly-titled Nevada Patent Owners Unite to Oppose Patent Reform offers additional insights on this bid to stop S. 515, also know as The Patent Reform Act of 2009. Here&amp;#39;s what one member has to say on the coalition&amp;#39;s position: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.innovators-network.org/2010/04/19/a-students-thoughts-on-rampant-ip-theft-plagiarism-on-campus/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Nevada Patent Owners Unite to Oppose Patent Reform | IPWatchdog ...</title>
    <link href="http://ipwatchdog.com/2010/04/16/nevada-patent-owners-unite-to-oppose-patent-reform/id=10153/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-15:/commentary/9259362</id>
    <updated>2010-04-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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&#8220;Our concern with S. 515 is that it fails to consider the impact on small companies and individual patent holders,&#8221; said Tim Casey, Intellectual Property Expert and Co-owner of Silversky Group. &#8220;It is written from the perspective of the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ipwatchdog.com/2010/04/16/nevada-patent-owners-unite-to-oppose-patent-reform/id=10153/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Nevada Patent Owners Unite to Oppose Patent Reform | IPWatchdog ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2010/04/16/nevada-patent-owners-unite-to-oppose-patent-reform/id=10153/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-15:/commentary/8118820</id>
    <updated>2010-04-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>IPWatchdog.com | Patents &amp; Patent Law </name>
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The congressional legislation presently at issue is &#8220;The Patent Reform Act of 2009,&#8221; (S. 515) introduced in Congress by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), with the support of numerous large U.S. corporations. &#8220;Our concern with S. 515 is that ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2010/04/16/nevada-patent-owners-unite-to-oppose-patent-reform/id=10153/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Historische Zeitschrift (HZ) - H-Soz-u-Kult / Zeitschriften</title>
    <link href="http://hsozkult.geschichte.hu-berlin.de/zeitschriften/ausgabe=5502" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-11:/commentary/8142312</id>
    <updated>2010-04-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Textband und Katalogband (A. Biefang) [S. 515] Ralf Roth/G&#252;nter Dinhobl (Eds.), Across the Borders. Financing the World&amp;#39;s Railways in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries (U. Bartelsheim) [S. 516] Hermann-Josef Scheidgen, Der deutsche ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hsozkult.geschichte.hu-berlin.de/zeitschriften/ausgabe=5502&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Venezuela unter Ch&#225;vez. Revolution oder doch nur Populismus? &#187; Womblog</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-10:/commentary/8118821</id>
    <updated>2010-04-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Womblog </name>
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Dazu geh&#246;rt neben der Analyse des Rassismus als Unterdr&#252;ckungsinstrument (Zeuske, S. 515) und dem Verweis auf den verborgenen Rassismus der Oberschichten (ebenda, S. 516) auch der daraus resultierende Stellenwert eines Pr&#228;sidenten (Hugo ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://womblog.de/2010/04/12/venezuela-unter-chvez-revolution-oder-doch-nur-populismus/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>ANALYSIS: The Revised Patent Reform Act of 2010 May Improve the ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.uslawwatch.com/2010/04/09/intellectual-property/analysis-revised-patent-reform-act-2010-improve-quality-patents-litigation/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-08:/commentary/8073489</id>
    <updated>2010-04-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>US Law Watch | BNA International </name>
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The latest version of the Patent Reform Act (a substitute amendment revising S. 515 1 ), published on March 4, and perhaps closer to passage than ever, is intended to strengthen the patent system, improve patent quality, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.uslawwatch.com/2010/04/09/intellectual-property/analysis-revised-patent-reform-act-2010-improve-quality-patents-litigation/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Everyday Edisons Producer &amp;amp; Inventors Digest Publisher, Louis ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2010/04/08/louis-foreman-supports-patent-reform/id=10050/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-07:/commentary/8073488</id>
    <updated>2010-04-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>IPWatchdog.com | Patents &amp; Patent Law </name>
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It is the Senate Judiciary Committee that has pending before it S. 515 relating to patent reform. As his letter explains, Foreman supports patent reform because &#8220;leaving the current system alone is not an option, nor does it benefit ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2010/04/08/louis-foreman-supports-patent-reform/id=10050/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>What Should an Engineer Know About First to - IEEE-USA Today&amp;#39;s ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-06:/commentary/8142311</id>
    <updated>2010-04-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>IEEE-USA Today's Engineer </name>
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The topic was Senate bill S.515, a patent reform bill. This bill has been years in the making. It was recently reported out of the Judiciary Committee with a &#8220;Manager&amp;#39;s Amendment&#8221; and may be taken up by the full Senate when it can be ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.todaysengineer.org/2010/Apr/FTF.asp&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>February 2, 2010 The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker U.S. House of ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.lexisnexis.com/COMMUNITY/PATENTLAW/blogs/freedownload/archive/2010/04/06/congressman-michael-michaud-s-letter-to-congressional-leadership-regarding-patent-reform.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-05:/commentary/9275995</id>
    <updated>2010-04-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Patent Law Community Blogs </name>
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The Patent Reform Act of 2009 (H.R. 1260 and S. 515) was, as introduced, troubling for a number of reasons. Although the Senate Judiciary Committee has made significant improvements to the bill on the issue of damages by codifying the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lexisnexis.com/COMMUNITY/PATENTLAW/blogs/freedownload/archive/2010/04/06/congressman-michael-michaud-s-letter-to-congressional-leadership-regarding-patent-reform.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>&amp;quot;Patent Reform Act of 2010&#8243; and Best Mode Requirement : LoTempio ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.lotempiolaw.com/2010/04/articles/patents/patent-reform-act-of-2010a-and-best-mode-requirement/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-02:/commentary/8028517</id>
    <updated>2010-04-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>LoTempio Law Blog </name>
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The patent reform legislation has been amended and introduced in the Senate as Amendment to S. 515 (&#8220;Patent Reform Act of 2010 (.PDF)&#8243;). When and if it will ever be enacted is a question in and of itself, however here is my summary of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lotempiolaw.com/2010/04/articles/patents/patent-reform-act-of-2010a-and-best-mode-requirement/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>ACE | ACE Joins New Patent Reform Coalition</title>
    <link href="http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&amp;amp;TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&amp;amp;CONTENTID=36106" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-31:/commentary/8048422</id>
    <updated>2010-03-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>ACE | Higher Education &amp; National Affairs... </name>
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The coalition of organizations and associations is designed to share information and coordinate efforts to enact the Patent Reform Act of 2009 (S. 515). Last month, ACE joined with a number of higher education associations in sending a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&amp;amp;TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&amp;amp;CONTENTID=36106&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>A Conversation with Gary Michelson About Patent Reform ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2010/04/01/a-conversation-with-gary-michelson-about-patent-reform/id=9917/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-31:/commentary/8017566</id>
    <updated>2010-03-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>IPWatchdog.com | Patents &amp; Patent Law </name>
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Specifically, Dr. Michelson supports S. 515 and wanted to make sure that the Congress heard from an actual inventor who greatly benefited from the US patent system. In my conversation with Dr. Michelson he explained to me that while he ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2010/04/01/a-conversation-with-gary-michelson-about-patent-reform/id=9917/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>S.515 Ambitions: The End of Patent Litigation as We Know It ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.patentspostgrant.com/lang/en/2010/03/preclusions-against-inter-partes-review-or-post-grant-review-proceedings-in-new-s-515" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-29:/commentary/7990738</id>
    <updated>2010-03-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Patents Post Grant Blog </name>
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S. 515 offers many improvements to the proposed procedures for inter partes review and post-grant review. But can the USPTO pull it all off?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentspostgrant.com/lang/en/2010/03/preclusions-against-inter-partes-review-or-post-grant-review-proceedings-in-new-s-515&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Fish &amp;amp; Richardson | News | 2010 Patent Law Reform Update</title>
    <link href="http://www.fr.com/2010-Patent-Law-Reform-Update/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-28:/commentary/8083543</id>
    <updated>2010-03-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Fish &amp; Richardson PC - What's New </name>
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March 4, 2010 (Expanded) &#8211; A press release from Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Leahy confirmed agreement on a draft Managers&amp;#39; Amendment, which is to be substituted for the version of S.515 approved by the Committee last year. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fr.com/2010-Patent-Law-Reform-Update/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Debate Over &amp;#39;False Mark&amp;#39; Patent Lawsuits // Pharmalot</title>
    <link href="http://www.pharmalot.com/2010/03/the-debate-over-false-mark-patent-lawsuits/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-25:/commentary/7954490</id>
    <updated>2010-03-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Pharmalot </name>
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In response, the Senate Judiciary Committee has added provision to the Senate patent reform bill (S. 515) that would eliminate &amp;#39;qui tam&amp;#39; false patent marking lawsuits, which can be filed by any individual, although proving they were ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pharmalot.com/2010/03/the-debate-over-false-mark-patent-lawsuits/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Patent Docs: PUBPAT Expresses &amp;quot;Deep Concern&amp;quot; over Senate False ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.patentdocs.org/2010/03/pubpat-expresses-deep-concern-over-senate-false-marking-provision.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-25:/commentary/7954489</id>
    <updated>2010-03-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Patent Docs </name>
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Earlier this month, the Senate Judiciary Committee released a Manager&amp;#39;s Amendment for S. 515 that would only allow &amp;quot;[a] person who has suffered a competitive injury as a result of a [patent marking] violation [to] file a civil action in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentdocs.org/2010/03/pubpat-expresses-deep-concern-over-senate-false-marking-provision.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>H.R.4954: To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4954/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-23:/commentary/8413923</id>
    <updated>2010-03-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : House Judiciary - Major... </name>
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14 The Senate has pending a Patent Reform Amendment, Senate Bill S.515, and the House has introduced HR 4954. Both pieces of legislation require that the plaintiff in a 35 USC &#167; 292 action must have suffered a competitive injury as a . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4954/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Relevance of Invention Date in Patent Prosecution: Part I ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2010/03/the-relevance-of-invention-date-in-patent-prosecution-part-i.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-23:/commentary/8206053</id>
    <updated>2010-03-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Patent Law Blog (Patently-O) </name>
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Answer: The part of S. 515 that makes your filing date the controlling date. A third party publication dated after your invention date within the year before your filing date will count as prior art. It may be non-enabling to support ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2010/03/the-relevance-of-invention-date-in-patent-prosecution-part-i.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>PatLit: patent litigation law, practice and strategy: Patent ...</title>
    <link href="http://patlit.blogspot.com/2010/03/patent-marking-bounty-hunting.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-22:/commentary/7938102</id>
    <updated>2010-03-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>PatLit: patent litigation law, practice... </name>
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Of course, if the S.515 bill [US patent reform] in its current state eventually becomes law, this will certainly affect the number of such lawsuits. ...&amp;quot;. Posted by Jeremy at 11:29 PM. Labels: patent marking suits, United States ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://patlit.blogspot.com/2010/03/patent-marking-bounty-hunting.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Patent reform: Good for innovation - Sen. Patrick Leahy - POLITICO.com</title>
    <link href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0310/34722.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-21:/commentary/7925004</id>
    <updated>2010-03-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>POLITICO Top Stories </name>
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Of --provides the resources --, S.515 does nothing to prevent &amp;quot;fee diversion&amp;quot; from the USPTO. Allowing the USPTO to charge more, when Congress diverts the fees elsewhere, is what truly is a tax on innovation. But Senator Leahy does not ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0310/34722.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Intellectual Property Watch &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Forest Group Decision ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/2010/03/22/phillip-articola-the-forest-group-decision-has-led-to-a-great-rise-in-patent-marking-lawsuits/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-21:/commentary/7925003</id>
    <updated>2010-03-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Intellectual Property Watch </name>
    </author>
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Of course, if the S.515 bill [US patent reform] in its current state eventually becomes law, this will certainly affect the number of such lawsuits. Also, based on how the Solo Cup case is decided by the CAFC, the playing field for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/2010/03/22/phillip-articola-the-forest-group-decision-has-led-to-a-great-rise-in-patent-marking-lawsuits/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>False Marking: Lobbying against the Senate Bill - Patent Law Blog ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2010/03/false-marking-lobbying-against-the-senate-bill.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-20:/commentary/7910165</id>
    <updated>2010-03-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Patent Law Blog (Patently-O) </name>
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The currently pending patent reform bill (S.515) would severely weaken the cause of action. In a recent press release, the Public Patent Foundation (PubPat) has argued that the statute &#8220;would eliminate...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2010/03/false-marking-lobbying-against-the-senate-bill.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>IPBiz: F&amp;amp;R on patent reform 2010; S.515</title>
    <link href="http://ipbiz.blogspot.com/2010/03/f-on-patent-reform-2010-s515.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-19:/commentary/7901624</id>
    <updated>2010-03-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>IPBiz </name>
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A press release from Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Leahy confirmed agreement on a draft Manager&amp;#39;s Amendment, which is to be substituted for the version of S.515 approved by the Committee last year. The draft is the result of work by ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ipbiz.blogspot.com/2010/03/f-on-patent-reform-2010-s515.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Electronics vs. Biotech &#8211; Two Perspectives on &#8220;Patent Reform ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.patents4life.com/2010/03/electronics-vs-biotech-two-perspectives-on-patent-reform/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-18:/commentary/7901625</id>
    <updated>2010-03-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Patents4Life </name>
    </author>
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What was most interesting was not a recap of the aspects of S.515, which is the most up-to-date reform bill pending, but the summaries of the considerable differences between what the IT Industry and the biotech/pharma industry (and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patents4life.com/2010/03/electronics-vs-biotech-two-perspectives-on-patent-reform/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Patent Reform Should Preserve a Real 1 Year Grace Period ...</title>
    <link href="http://ipwatchdog.com/2010/03/18/patent-reform-should-preserve-a-real-1-year-grace-period/id=9755/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-17:/commentary/8971292</id>
    <updated>2010-03-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>IPWatchdog </name>
    </author>
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That cannot happen today thanks to 102(f), and that couldn&amp;#39;t happen under the proposed changes in S. 515, which is indeed very good. In reading the proposed 102(b) it seems to me that so much focus was placed on addressing this concern ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ipwatchdog.com/2010/03/18/patent-reform-should-preserve-a-real-1-year-grace-period/id=9755/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Making a copyright system that works</title>
    <link href="http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/columns/making_copyright_system_works" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-17:/commentary/8023991</id>
    <updated>2010-03-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Free Software Magazine </name>
    </author>
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I began reading your article to get my thinking started regarding some proposed changes to our patent law system under bill S.515. I don&amp;#39;t know a lot of details about copyright and have not read the papers you cited. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/columns/making_copyright_system_works&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Analysis of Patent Reform Act of 2010 | ED Michigan IP Report</title>
    <link href="http://edmichipreport.com/?p=419" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-17:/commentary/7882448</id>
    <updated>2010-03-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>ED Michigan IP Report </name>
    </author>
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The bill, S. 515, contains many provisions from previous proposals, including conversion to a first-to-file priority system. The bill deletes some controversial features of earlier proposals. A concise analysis of the bill appears here. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://edmichipreport.com/?p=419&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Patent Reform Should Preserve a Real 1 Year Grace Period ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2010/03/18/patent-reform-should-preserve-a-real-1-year-grace-period/id=9755/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-17:/commentary/7882447</id>
    <updated>2010-03-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>IPWatchdog.com | Patents &amp; Patent Law </name>
    </author>
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That cannot happen today thanks to 102(f), and that couldn&amp;#39;t happen under the proposed changes in S. 515, which is indeed very good. In reading the proposed 102(b) it seems to me that so much focus was placed on addressing this concern ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2010/03/18/patent-reform-should-preserve-a-real-1-year-grace-period/id=9755/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>White &amp;amp; Case LLP - Publications - Senate Amends Patent Reform Bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.whitecase.com/alerts-03012010-7/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-15:/commentary/7938104</id>
    <updated>2010-03-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>White &amp; Case LLP Publications </name>
    </author>
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... the full Senate is likely to vote on the bill without additional amendments. 1 Lucent Techs. v. Gateway, Inc., 580 F.3d 1301 (Fed. Cir. 2009). The press release can be found here. The full text of the proposed bill, S. 515, is here. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.whitecase.com/alerts-03012010-7/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>White &amp;amp; Case LLP - Publications - Senate Amends Patent Reform Bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.whitecase.com/Publications/Detail.aspx?publication=2808" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-15:/commentary/7925006</id>
    <updated>2010-03-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>White &amp; Case LLP Publications </name>
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... the full Senate is likely to vote on the bill without additional amendments. 1 Lucent Techs. v. Gateway, Inc., 580 F.3d 1301 (Fed. Cir. 2009). The press release can be found here. The full text of the proposed bill, S. 515, is here. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.whitecase.com/Publications/Detail.aspx?publication=2808&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>IPBiz: What&amp;#39;s really going to happen with S.515&amp;#39;s version of ...</title>
    <link href="http://ipbiz.blogspot.com/2010/03/whats-really-going-to-happen-with-s515s.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-15:/commentary/7861837</id>
    <updated>2010-03-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>IPBiz </name>
    </author>
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Additionally, IBM is a big employer in Leahy&amp;#39;s state of Vermont and was not opposing the S.515 compromise. As the article put it: &amp;quot;Chairman Leahy and others would have been hesitant moving forward had there been no support from the high ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ipbiz.blogspot.com/2010/03/whats-really-going-to-happen-with-s515s.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>IPBiz: Carlson says &amp;quot;Scrap the patent reform bill&amp;quot;</title>
    <link href="http://ipbiz.blogspot.com/2010/03/carlson-says-scrap-patent-reform-bill.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-12:/commentary/7839936</id>
    <updated>2010-03-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>IPBiz </name>
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Oddly, the strongest push for dropping the current version of S.515 may not be arguments against it, but rather the fact that the &amp;quot;Coalition for Patent Fairness&amp;quot; doesn&amp;#39;t back it. That&amp;#39;s probably a show-stopper right there. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ipbiz.blogspot.com/2010/03/carlson-says-scrap-patent-reform-bill.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Another Bill Impacting Patent Reform &#171; INVENTIVE STEP</title>
    <link href="http://inventivestep.net/2010/03/12/another-bill-impacting-patent-reform/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-11:/commentary/7925007</id>
    <updated>2010-03-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>INVENTIVE STEP </name>
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Last week, we learned that the Senate Judiciary Committee had reached a compromise on a number of issues and had reached the point where they introduced an updated version of the bill (S. 515). Presumably, the Committee is seeking to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://inventivestep.net/2010/03/12/another-bill-impacting-patent-reform/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>UIA Letter to Congress on Patent Reform, Kappos &amp;amp; First to Invent ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2010/03/11/uia-letter-to-congress-on-patent-reform-kappos-first-to-invent/id=9632/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-10:/commentary/7839937</id>
    <updated>2010-03-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>IPWatchdog.com | Patents &amp; Patent Law </name>
    </author>
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S.515 makes a wholesale replacement of all of &#167; 102, and its current robust grace period, with a new &#167; 102 that is so tenuous that it can&amp;#39;t be relied on. Neither Gene nor Mike D nor UIA attempt to come to grips with the entirety of the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2010/03/11/uia-letter-to-congress-on-patent-reform-kappos-first-to-invent/id=9632/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Patent Docs: Senator Landrieu Introduces Legislation Requiring ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.patentdocs.org/2010/03/senator-landrieu-introduces-legislation-requiring-study-on-effects-of-firsttofile-provision-.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-09:/commentary/7833074</id>
    <updated>2010-03-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Patent Docs </name>
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I commend Senator Landrieu for at least asking the highly relevant &amp;quot;$64k&amp;quot; question that no one pushing for modified S.515 has appropriately answered: how does even modified S.515 benefit American small business, and especially American ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentdocs.org/2010/03/senator-landrieu-introduces-legislation-requiring-study-on-effects-of-firsttofile-provision-.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>U.S. Senate releases details of patent reform bill | Technology ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.technologytransfertactics.com/content/2010/03/10/us-senate-releases-details-of-patent-reform-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-09:/commentary/7823254</id>
    <updated>2010-03-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Technology Transfer Tactics </name>
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Referred to as the managers&amp;#39; amendment to S.515, the bill must go to the full Senate for a vote and must be passed in the House of Representatives. According to background materials circulated by members of the Judiciary Committee, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.technologytransfertactics.com/content/2010/03/10/us-senate-releases-details-of-patent-reform-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Best Mode Requirement Strikes Down Biotech Patent - Patent Law ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2010/03/patent-reform-2010.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-09:/commentary/7823253</id>
    <updated>2010-03-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Patent Law Blog (Patently-O) </name>
    </author>
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... defense [even as inequitable conduct] [yet somehow still required for PTO filing] of any and all such 112 &amp;quot;best mode&amp;quot; non-disclosure violations [even deliberate, as here] in the latest S.515 patent reform &amp;quot;compromise&amp;quot; bill. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2010/03/patent-reform-2010.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Patent Reform Act of 2010 / Senate Judiciary Committee Unveil ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.lawupdates.com/summary/senate_judiciary_committee_unveil_details_of_patent_reform_agreement/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-08:/commentary/7803665</id>
    <updated>2010-03-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>LawUpdates.com - Patent Law Updates </name>
    </author>
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S. 515, 3/5/2010. Leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee have announced details of an agreement on long-pending legislation to make needed reforms to the nation&amp;#39;s patent system. The proposed agreement makes changes to first-window ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lawupdates.com/summary/senate_judiciary_committee_unveil_details_of_patent_reform_agreement/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Patent Docs: Senate Leadership Unveils Details of Patent Reform ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.patentdocs.org/2010/03/senate-leadership-unveils-details-of-patent-reform-agreement.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-08:/commentary/7803664</id>
    <updated>2010-03-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Patent Docs </name>
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Last week, the Chairman fulfilled that pledge by unveiling a Manager&amp;#39;s Amendment to the Committee&amp;#39;s bill (S. 515). In a press release posted on Chairman Leahy&amp;#39;s website, the Senator noted that &amp;quot;[w]ith this agreement, we are closer...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentdocs.org/2010/03/senate-leadership-unveils-details-of-patent-reform-agreement.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>S.515 Patent Damages Reform | Patents Post Grant Blog</title>
    <link href="http://www.patentspostgrant.com/lang/en/2010/03/1609" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-08:/commentary/7803663</id>
    <updated>2010-03-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Patents Post Grant Blog </name>
    </author>
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Oblon Spivak partner Philippe Signore provides insight into the proposed changes to S.515 relating to patent infringement damages.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentspostgrant.com/lang/en/2010/03/1609&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Patent Reform Act of 2010: A Substitute S. 515 &#171; the Net economy</title>
    <link href="http://theneteconomy.wordpress.com/2010/03/08/the-patent-reform-act-of-2010-a-substitute-s-515/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-08:/commentary/7803662</id>
    <updated>2010-03-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>the Net economy </name>
    </author>
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The Patent Reform Act of 2010: A Substitute S. 515. March 8, 2010 &#183; Leave a Comment. By Stephen Albainy-Jenei &#8211; Today, when two inventors seek a patent on the same invention, the patent is awarded to the inventor who can prove that he ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://theneteconomy.wordpress.com/2010/03/08/the-patent-reform-act-of-2010-a-substitute-s-515/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>General Global Week in Review 8 March 2010 from IP Think Tank</title>
    <link href="http://www.thinkipstrategy.com/ipthinktank/805/general-global-week-in-review-8-march-2010-from-ip-think-tank/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-07:/commentary/8686897</id>
    <updated>2010-03-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Duncan Bucknell's site updates </name>
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US Patent Reform Act of 2010: A Substitute S. 515 (Patent Baristas) (Inventive Step) (271 Patent Blog) (IP Watch) (Inventive Step) (Patent Docs) (Gray on Claims) (Patently-O). Global. Global &#8211; General. You won&amp;#39;t get what you want if you ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thinkipstrategy.com/ipthinktank/805/general-global-week-in-review-8-march-2010-from-ip-think-tank/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The New &amp;amp; Improved Patent Reform Act Of 2010 &#171; Innovators Network Blog</title>
    <link href="http://www.innovators-network.org/2010/03/08/the-new-improved-patent-reform-act-of-2010/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-07:/commentary/8158308</id>
    <updated>2010-03-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Innovators Network Blog </name>
    </author>
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The Amendment to S. 515 seems to meet the goal of establishing a simpler, objectively-based, transparent patent system that can eliminate patents that should not have issued and speed the processing of patents that should be issued. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.innovators-network.org/2010/03/08/the-new-improved-patent-reform-act-of-2010/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>General Global Week in Review 8 March 2010 from IP Think Tank (IP ...</title>
    <link href="http://thinkipstrategy.com/ipthinktank.GWiR/919/General-Global-Week-in-Review-8-March-2010-from-IP-Think-Tank" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-07:/commentary/7925005</id>
    <updated>2010-03-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Think IP Strategy site updates </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
US Patent Reform Act of 2010: A Substitute S. 515 (Patent Baristas) (Inventive Step) (271 Patent Blog) (IP Watch) (Inventive Step) (Patent Docs) (Gray on Claims) (Patently-O). Global. Global - General. You won&amp;#39;t get what you want if you ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thinkipstrategy.com/ipthinktank.GWiR/919/General-Global-Week-in-Review-8-March-2010-from-IP-Think-Tank&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>General Global Week in Review 8 March 2010 from IP Think Tank (IP ...</title>
    <link href="http://duncanbucknell.com/ipthinktank.GWiR/919/General-Global-Week-in-Review-8-March-2010-from-IP-Think-Tank" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-07:/commentary/7852860</id>
    <updated>2010-03-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Duncan Bucknell's site updates </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
US Patent Reform Act of 2010: A Substitute S. 515 (Patent Baristas) (Inventive Step) (271 Patent Blog) (IP Watch) (Inventive Step) (Patent Docs) (Gray on Claims) (Patently-O). Global. Global - General. You won&amp;#39;t get what you want if you ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://duncanbucknell.com/ipthinktank.GWiR/919/General-Global-Week-in-Review-8-March-2010-from-IP-Think-Tank&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>IBM Research: IBM Endorses Patent Reform Legislation Compromise</title>
    <link href="http://ibmresearchnews.blogspot.com/2010/03/ibm-endorses-patent-reform-legislation.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-07:/commentary/7789269</id>
    <updated>2010-03-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>IBM Research </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
S. 515 was initially adopted by the Senate Judiciary Committee by a 15-4 bi-partisan vote last April. IBM has long supported patent reform, and sees the substitute bill as striking a careful balance among various users of the U.S. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ibmresearchnews.blogspot.com/2010/03/ibm-endorses-patent-reform-legislation.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The New &amp;amp; Improved Patent Reform Act Of 2010 &#171; Innovators Network Blog</title>
    <link href="http://blog.innovators-network.org/2010/03/08/the-new-improved-patent-reform-act-of-2010/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-07:/commentary/7789267</id>
    <updated>2010-03-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Innovators Network Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Amendment to S. 515 seems to meet the goal of establishing a simpler, objectively-based, transparent patent system that can eliminate patents that should not have issued and speed the processing of patents that should be issued. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.innovators-network.org/2010/03/08/the-new-improved-patent-reform-act-of-2010/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Industry gives mixed reaction to patent reform deal &#171; the Net economy</title>
    <link href="http://theneteconomy.wordpress.com/2010/03/08/industry-gives-mixed-reaction-to-patent-reform-deal/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-07:/commentary/7789264</id>
    <updated>2010-03-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>the Net economy </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The compromise makes changes to several aspects of a bill (S.515) that was approved by the Senate Judiciary committee in April, but has yet to be scheduled for debate and a vote by the full Senate. A companion bill in the House is in an ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://theneteconomy.wordpress.com/2010/03/08/industry-gives-mixed-reaction-to-patent-reform-deal/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Legislation &#8211; Trademark Technical and Conforming Amendment Act of ...</title>
    <link href="http://iplawandpolicy.com/2010/03/07/legislation-%E2%80%93-trademark-technical-and-conforming-amendment-act-of-2010-goes-to-president-senators-amend-patent-reform-act-of-2009/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-06:/commentary/7789265</id>
    <updated>2010-03-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Intellectual Property Law and Policy </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The announcement discusses the elements of the original draft of S.515 that are intended to be preserved, along with the changes made by the Amendment. The House will reportedly require more changes before considering the legislation. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://iplawandpolicy.com/2010/03/07/legislation-%E2%80%93-trademark-technical-and-conforming-amendment-act-of-2010-goes-to-president-senators-amend-patent-reform-act-of-2009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Patent Reform 2010 &#8211; Richards Patent Law - Chicago Area Patent ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.richardspatentlaw.com/2010/03/06/patent-reform-2010/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-05:/commentary/7776656</id>
    <updated>2010-03-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Richards Patent Law </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The patent reform legislation introduced in 2009 as S.515, has been amended and introduced in the Senate as Amendment to S. 515. Whether or not it finds its way to enactment is yet to be seen, but here is my brief summary of some of the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.richardspatentlaw.com/2010/03/06/patent-reform-2010/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>IBM Endorses Patent Reform Legislation, Urges Adoption - CENTER.HU ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.c-enter.hu/en/knowledge/news/ibm_endorses_patent_refor.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-05:/commentary/7776655</id>
    <updated>2010-03-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CENTER.HU News </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
S. 515 was initially adopted by the Senate Judiciary Committee by a 15-4 bi-partisan vote last April. IBM has long supported patent reform, and sees the substitute bill as striking a careful balance among various users of the U.S. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.c-enter.hu/en/knowledge/news/ibm_endorses_patent_refor.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>1 BvL 1/09 vom 9.2.2010 Hartz4 S&#228;tze - Arbeitslosenhilfe Online e.V.</title>
    <link href="http://www.arbeitslosenselbsthilfe.org/forum/alg-ii-allgemein/101226-1-bvl-1-09-9-2-2010-hartz4-saetze.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-04:/commentary/7759930</id>
    <updated>2010-03-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Arbeitslosenhilfe Online eV </name>
    </author>
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Juli 1962, BGBl I S. 515). Haushaltsvorstand war derjenige, der die Generalkosten des Haushalts tr&#228;gt. Dieses System basierte auf der Annahme, dass Kosten der allgemeinen Haushaltsf&#252;hrung in jedem Haushalt in fast gleicher H&#246;he ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.arbeitslosenselbsthilfe.org/forum/alg-ii-allgemein/101226-1-bvl-1-09-9-2-2010-hartz4-saetze.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>IP Newsflash - The Patent Reform Act of 2010: A Substitute S. 515</title>
    <link href="http://www.ipnewsflash.com/index.php?display=pr80749" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-04:/commentary/7759926</id>
    <updated>2010-03-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>IP Newsflash - intellectual property news... </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Hourly updated patent news, trademark headlines, intellectual property stories as well as related decisions, caselaw, notices of the offices, books, patent family.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ipnewsflash.com/index.php?display=pr80749&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Post-Grant Review Changes to S.515 | Patents Post Grant Blog</title>
    <link href="http://www.patentspostgrant.com/lang/en/2010/03/post-grant-review-changes-to-s-515-taking-shape" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-04:/commentary/7747775</id>
    <updated>2010-03-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Patents Post Grant Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Traditional examiner based patent reexamination appears on the way out in favor of Administrative Patent Judge review of a Patent Trial and Appeal Board.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentspostgrant.com/lang/en/2010/03/post-grant-review-changes-to-s-515-taking-shape&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Senate Compromise Bill - Patent Law Blog (Patently-O)</title>
    <link href="http://patentlyo.com/patent/2010/03/senate-compromise-bill.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-03:/commentary/8023990</id>
    <updated>2010-03-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Patent Law Blog (Patently-O) </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
S.515&amp;#39;s proposed retroactive amendment to the false marking statute is BIG PATENT&amp;#39;S Nixon Pardon / slap in the face to the consumer world--the people who were intended to be protected by the statute (&amp;quot;for the purpose of deceiving the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://patentlyo.com/patent/2010/03/senate-compromise-bill.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Intellectual Property Watch &#187; Blog Archive &#187; New Senate Patent ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ip-watch.org/2010/03/04/new-senate-patent-reform-bill-details-released/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-03:/commentary/7938103</id>
    <updated>2010-03-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Intellectual Property Watch </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Key Changes To Current Law Made By The Managers&amp;#39; Amendment To S. 515, The Patent Reform Act. For Background Purposes Only. The Patent Reform Act will keep America in its longstanding position at the pinnacle of innovation. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ip-watch.org/2010/03/04/new-senate-patent-reform-bill-details-released/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>ACE | Associations Urge Senators to Support Senate Patent Reform ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&amp;amp;ContentID=35853" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-03:/commentary/7892609</id>
    <updated>2010-03-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>ACE | Higher Education &amp; National Affairs... </name>
    </author>
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... education associations, including the American Council on Education (ACE), sent a letter to all senators on March 8 urging them to support the Senate Judiciary Committee&amp;#39;s latest amendment to the Patent Reform Act of 2009 (S. 515).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&amp;amp;ContentID=35853&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <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/7747781</id>
    <updated>2010-03-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Deora </name>
    </author>
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US Congress: S. 515, The Pigford Claims Remedy Act of 2007. The Consumers Legal Remedies Act Plaintiffs Perspective The 5th Annual Unfair Competition Law Program May 18, 2007 Mill. ... Private UCL plaintiff &#226;&#8364;&#339;may pursue representative ...&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>Intellectual Property Watch &#187; Blog Archive &#187; New Senate Patent ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/2010/03/04/new-senate-patent-reform-bill-details-released/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-03:/commentary/7747778</id>
    <updated>2010-03-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Intellectual Property Watch </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Key Changes To Current Law Made By The Managers&amp;#39; Amendment To S. 515, The Patent Reform Act. For Background Purposes Only. The Patent Reform Act will keep America in its longstanding position at the pinnacle of innovation. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/2010/03/04/new-senate-patent-reform-bill-details-released/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Patent Docs: Qui Tam Actions in Senate Sights</title>
    <link href="http://www.patentdocs.org/2010/03/qui-tam-actions-in-senate-sights.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-03:/commentary/7747776</id>
    <updated>2010-03-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Patent Docs </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Manager&amp;#39;s Amendment of S. 515 Would Eliminate Most Suits By Kevin E. Noonan -- Over the past few weeks, close to perhaps one hundred actions, characterized as &amp;quot;qui tam&amp;quot; (or whistleblower) lawsuits have been filed against several large ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentdocs.org/2010/03/qui-tam-actions-in-senate-sights.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Patent Reform Changes (S.515 Reloaded) | Patents Post Grant Blog</title>
    <link href="http://www.patentspostgrant.com/lang/en/2010/03/1532" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-03:/commentary/7725547</id>
    <updated>2010-03-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Patents Post Grant Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Supplemental Examination, Inter Partes Review and Post Grant Review, begin to take shape as components of a revised Patent Reform bill.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentspostgrant.com/lang/en/2010/03/1532&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Leading Coalition of Innovative Companies Supports Senate Patent ...</title>
    <link href="http://localspur.com/2010/03/01/leading-coalition-of-innovative-companies-supports-senate-patent-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-28:/commentary/7871255</id>
    <updated>2010-02-28T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>LocalSpur - The Internet City Guide </name>
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WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Leading Coalition of Innovative Companies Supports Senate Patent Reform Bill. S. 515 agreement will improve patent system and promote new jobs by encouraging investment in research and development.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://localspur.com/2010/03/01/leading-coalition-of-innovative-companies-supports-senate-patent-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>False Marking and Patent Reform - Patent Law Blog (Patently-O)</title>
    <link href="http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2010/02/false-marking-and-patent-reform.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-27:/commentary/7725549</id>
    <updated>2010-02-27T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Patent Law Blog (Patently-O) </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Dennis: From the Manager&amp;#39;s Amendment to S.515: (k) FALSE MARKING.&#8212; (1) IN GENERAL.&#8212;Subsection (b) of section 292 of title 35, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: &amp;#39;&amp;#39;(b) A person who has suffered a competitive injury ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2010/02/false-marking-and-patent-reform.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Shopfloor &#187; Blog Archive &#187; A Legislative Breakthrough on Patent Reform</title>
    <link href="http://www.shopfloor.org/2010/02/26/a-legislative-breakthrough-on-patent-reform/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-25:/commentary/7803667</id>
    <updated>2010-02-25T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Shopfloor </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Leahy&amp;#39;s Patent Reform Act of 2009, (S. 515) passed through the Judiciary Committee thanks to Sen. Dianne Feinstein&amp;#39;s deft ability to bring parties on both sides of the controversial damages provisions together to agree on compromise ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shopfloor.org/2010/02/26/a-legislative-breakthrough-on-patent-reform/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Patent Reform Moving Forward - Patent Law Blog (Patently-O)</title>
    <link href="http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2010/02/patent-reform-moving-forward.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-24:/commentary/7803666</id>
    <updated>2010-02-24T19:00:00Z</updated>
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If this current version of S.515 addresses only the issues present in the prior version of this bill (which I suspect it does), it&amp;#39;s still not &amp;quot;patent reform&amp;quot; or even close. And with the current debacle in the pending health care ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2010/02/patent-reform-moving-forward.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Patent Docs: Chairman Leahy Announces &amp;quot;Tentative Agreement in ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.patentdocs.org/2010/02/chairman-leahy-announces-tentative-agreement-in-principle-on-patent-reform-bill.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-24:/commentary/7725550</id>
    <updated>2010-02-24T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Chairman Leahy (at right) noted that the agreement preserves the &amp;quot;core of the compromise&amp;quot; struck in Committee last spring that permitted the Senate bill (S. 515) to be voted out of Committee (see &amp;quot;Senate &amp;#39;Patent Reform&amp;#39; Bill (S. 515)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentdocs.org/2010/02/chairman-leahy-announces-tentative-agreement-in-principle-on-patent-reform-bill.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The 271 Patent Blog: Who Cares About Health Care Reform? Patent ...</title>
    <link href="http://271patent.blogspot.com/2010/02/who-cares-about-health-care-reform.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-24:/commentary/7725548</id>
    <updated>2010-02-24T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The 271 Patent Blog </name>
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That anyone believes S.515 improves PTO examination quality is laughable. PTO examination quality (or lack thereof) is related to management and training (or more importantly mismanagement and mistraining) of the PTO examining corps. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://271patent.blogspot.com/2010/02/who-cares-about-health-care-reform.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Kappos Trying to Sell Patent Reform to Independent Inventors ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2010/02/24/kappos-trying-to-sell-patent-reform-to-independent-inventors/id=9285/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-23:/commentary/7759927</id>
    <updated>2010-02-23T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>IPWatchdog.com | Patents &amp; Patent Law </name>
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I am told that investors have already pulled funding from companies, and small businesses are already being strangled in the crib, because of the mere pendency of S.515. The market is already telling us this bill is bad for small ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2010/02/24/kappos-trying-to-sell-patent-reform-to-independent-inventors/id=9285/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Inventors Digest - The Invention Magazine for Idea People</title>
    <link href="http://www.inventorsdigest.com/?p=3029" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-23:/commentary/7677385</id>
    <updated>2010-02-23T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Inventors Digest </name>
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He argues that the pending patent reform bill (S. 515) &#8220;will be good for the independent inventor and small business communities,&#8221; a position that&amp;#39;s sure to raise hackles among his detractors. The bill will lead to lower fees and faster ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.inventorsdigest.com/?p=3029&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>On Eve of U.S. Commerce Department Forum, IP Advocate Founder Dr ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.your-story.org/on-eve-of-u-s-commerce-department-forum-ip-advocate-founder-dr-renee-kaswan-urges-universities-to-%E2%80%98inject-a-dose-of-healthy-competition%E2%80%99-into-tech-transfer-process-2-120097/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-22:/commentary/7677384</id>
    <updated>2010-02-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Your Story </name>
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&#8220;Patent Reform&#8221; proposals currently under consideration by Congress would significantly harm inventors, universities and small businesses (Senate Bill S. 515 and House Resolution H.R. 1260). &#8211;. This year marks the 30th anniversary of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.your-story.org/on-eve-of-u-s-commerce-department-forum-ip-advocate-founder-dr-renee-kaswan-urges-universities-to-%E2%80%98inject-a-dose-of-healthy-competition%E2%80%99-into-tech-transfer-process-2-120097/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>On Eve of U.S. Commerce Department Forum, IP Advocate Founder Dr ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.your-story.org/on-eve-of-u-s-commerce-department-forum-ip-advocate-founder-dr-renee-kaswan-urges-universities-to-%E2%80%98inject-a-dose-of-healthy-competition%E2%80%99-into-tech-transfer-process-120091/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-22:/commentary/7663554</id>
    <updated>2010-02-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Your Story </name>
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&#8220;Patent Reform&#8221; proposals currently under consideration by Congress would significantly harm inventors, universities and small businesses (Senate Bill S. 515 and House Resolution H.R. 1260). &#8211;. This year marks the 30th anniversary of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.your-story.org/on-eve-of-u-s-commerce-department-forum-ip-advocate-founder-dr-renee-kaswan-urges-universities-to-%E2%80%98inject-a-dose-of-healthy-competition%E2%80%99-into-tech-transfer-process-120091/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bundesverfassungsurteil vom 9. Februar 2010 zur ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.hus-neumuenster.com/?p=606" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-16:/commentary/7605581</id>
    <updated>2010-02-16T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>HuS - Hilfe und Selbsthilfe </name>
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Juli 1962, BGBl I S. 515). Haushaltsvorstand war derjenige, der die Generalkosten des Haushalts tr&#228;gt. Dieses System basierte auf der Annahme, dass Kosten der allgemeinen Haushaltsf&#252;hrung in jedem Haushalt in fast gleicher H&#246;he ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hus-neumuenster.com/?p=606&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Schumpeter und der New Deal (1933-1937) | Linksnet</title>
    <link href="http://www.linksnet.de/de/artikel/25309" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-16:/commentary/7605579</id>
    <updated>2010-02-16T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Linksnet.de - f&#252;r linke Politik und Wissenschaft </name>
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2 Schumpeters Bemerkungen zum &#8222;Arbeiterkapitalismus&amp;quot; (S. 515) betreffen &#8222;das Ausma&#223;, bis zu dem die [&#246;konomische] Maschine dem Interesse der Arbeiterschaft dienstbar gemacht werden kann, ohne dass dies zum Stillstand der &#246;konomischen ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.linksnet.de/de/artikel/25309&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Nachrichten aus der Planetenforschung kompakt &#171; Skyweek Zwei Punkt ...</title>
    <link href="http://skyweek.wordpress.com/2010/02/15/nachrichten-aus-der-planetenforschung-kompakt/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-14:/commentary/7641354</id>
    <updated>2010-02-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Skyweek Zwei Punkt Null </name>
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... Kometen vom Schwerefeld Jupiters in dessen N&#228;he fokussiert und st&#228;rker beschleunigt &#8211; der weiter innen umlaufende Mond wurde st&#228;rker &#8220;verpr&#252;gelt&#8221; und konnte aufschmelzen. (SwRI Release 24., Space Today 26., Science 29.1.2010 S. 515) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://skyweek.wordpress.com/2010/02/15/nachrichten-aus-der-planetenforschung-kompakt/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>World-Gate:IPCC auf den Pr&#252;fstand | Infokrieger-News</title>
    <link href="http://www.infokriegernews.de/wordpress/2010/02/10/world-gateipcc-auf-den-pruefstand/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-09:/commentary/7589591</id>
    <updated>2010-02-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Infokrieger-News </name>
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Figure 7.3, S. 515: globaler Kohlenstoffkreislauf f&#195;&#188;r die 1990er Jahre, daraus knapp 3% errechnet. Zu 4.: 14 Teams: Table 8.3, S. 646, Ergebnisse, mit 2 Methoden errechnet: Table 8.2, S. 631. Nakicenovic and Swart 2000 (veraltet! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.infokriegernews.de/wordpress/2010/02/10/world-gateipcc-auf-den-pruefstand/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>BVerfG Urteil vom 09. Februar 2010 &#171; Iq130plus Weblog Deutschland</title>
    <link href="http://iq130plus.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/bverfg-urteil-vom-09-februar-2010/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-08:/commentary/7538222</id>
    <updated>2010-02-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Iq130plus Weblog Deutschland </name>
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Juli 1962, BGBl I S. 515). Haushaltsvorstand war derjenige, der die Generalkosten des Haushalts tr&#228;gt. Dieses System basierte auf der Annahme, dass Kosten der allgemeinen Haushaltsf&#252;hrung in jedem Haushalt in fast gleicher H&#246;he ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://iq130plus.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/bverfg-urteil-vom-09-februar-2010/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Manzullo, Bipartisan Colleagues Urge House Leaders to Protect ...</title>
    <link href="http://ameriborn.com/?p=744" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-02:/commentary/7491006</id>
    <updated>2010-02-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ameriborn Constitution News </name>
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The Patent Reform Act of 2009 (H.R. 1260 and S. 515) was, as introduced, troubling for a number of reasons. Although the Senate Judiciary Committee has made significant improvements to the bill on the issue of damages by codifying the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ameriborn.com/?p=744&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Online Office of Congressman Mike Michaud - Bipartisan Group ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.michaud.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=924&amp;amp;Itemid=76" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-01:/commentary/7589588</id>
    <updated>2010-02-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Mike Michaud's RSS Feed </name>
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The Patent Reform Act of 2009 (H.R. 1260 and S. 515) was, as introduced, troubling for a number of reasons. Although the Senate Judiciary Committee has made significant improvements to the bill on the issue of damages by codifying the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.michaud.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=924&amp;amp;Itemid=76&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <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/7491005</id>
    <updated>2010-02-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Patent Docs </name>
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The four lawmakers also noted that they had opposed the House (H.R. 1260) and Senate (S. 515) bills introduced last March (see &amp;quot;Senate and House Introduce New Patent Reform Legislation&amp;quot;), saying that the bills were &amp;quot;troubling for a ...&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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  <entry>
    <title>R.Strauch ? - DGHT-Foren</title>
    <link href="http://www.dghtserver.de/foren/showthread.php?p=676170" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-29:/commentary/7521340</id>
    <updated>2010-01-29T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>DGHT-Foren </name>
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V. Nummer 12; S. 515&#8211;517. ISBN 3-9806577-3-6 und hier: Adler, Kraig, ed. Contributions to the History of Herpetology. Oxford, Ohio: S.S.A.R., 1989. Michael. Michael Kroniger ist offline &#214;ffentliches Profil ansehen ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dghtserver.de/foren/showthread.php?p=676170&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>R.Strauch ? - DGHT-Foren</title>
    <link href="http://www.dghtserver.de/foren/showthread.php?t=80380" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-29:/commentary/7444311</id>
    <updated>2010-01-29T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>DGHT-Foren </name>
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V. Nummer 12; S. 515&#8211;517. ISBN 3-9806577-3-6 und hier: Adler, Kraig, ed. Contributions to the History of Herpetology. Oxford, Ohio: S.S.A.R., 1989. Michael. Michael Kroniger ist offline &#214;ffentliches Profil ansehen ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dghtserver.de/foren/showthread.php?t=80380&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>IPBiz: IEEE opposing S.515 on patent reform</title>
    <link href="http://ipbiz.blogspot.com/2010/01/ieee-opposing-s515-on-patent-reform.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-28:/commentary/7444307</id>
    <updated>2010-01-28T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>IPBiz </name>
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from a letter to Senator Reid from IEEE: However, we are concerned that the patent reform language of S. 515 now before Congress, while well intentioned, may not result in reducing the cost and latency of patents, and may in fact ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ipbiz.blogspot.com/2010/01/ieee-opposing-s515-on-patent-reform.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>In Wake of State of the Union Address, How Can Washington Help ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.your-story.org/in-wake-of-state-of-the-union-address-how-can-washington-help-small-businesses-thrive-protect-their-patents-says-inventor-and-ip-advocate-founder-dr-renee-kaswan-92468/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-27:/commentary/7420831</id>
    <updated>2010-01-27T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Your Story </name>
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Aspects of S.515 would dramatically weaken the one-year grace period, which currently allows academic inventors 12 months year to publish and discuss their ideas before filing for patent protection. Strict non-disclosure of research ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.your-story.org/in-wake-of-state-of-the-union-address-how-can-washington-help-small-businesses-thrive-protect-their-patents-says-inventor-and-ip-advocate-founder-dr-renee-kaswan-92468/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Q &amp;amp; A: File a Patent Application Before Market Evaluation ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2010/01/25/q-a-file-a-patent-application-before-market-evaluation/id=8599/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-24:/commentary/7410353</id>
    <updated>2010-01-24T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>IPWatchdog.com | Patents &amp; Patent Law </name>
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The weak grace period of S.515 is a disaster for small companies, precisely because it takes away option (d) and forces everyone into options (a) (b) or (c). The need to spend thousands of dollars on a provisional before obtaining any ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2010/01/25/q-a-file-a-patent-application-before-market-evaluation/id=8599/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Down Town Evasion &#187; Blog Archive &#187; American Innovators for Patent ...</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.tomhallam.co.uk/pixiesmith/2010/01/14/american-innovators-for-patent-reform-joins-the-small-business-coalition-on/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-14:/commentary/7264219</id>
    <updated>2010-01-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Down Town Evasion </name>
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Act of 2009 (S. 515 and H.R. 1260) is still pending before Congress, and. American Innovators for Patent Reform opposes several key elements in this proposed legislation. Other members of the Small Business Coalition on Patent ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.tomhallam.co.uk/pixiesmith/2010/01/14/american-innovators-for-patent-reform-joins-the-small-business-coalition-on/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Patton Boggs | News | Patton Boggs TechComm Industry Update &#8211; 2010 ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.pattonboggs.com/64/s1039/News/Detail.aspx?news=c23390d1-8d35-46ae-be2c-996959106e44&amp;amp;RSS=true" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-06:/commentary/7641353</id>
    <updated>2010-01-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>PattonBoggs </name>
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In April of 2009, a compromise was struck by Leahy and Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Arlen Specter (D-PA) which resulted in reporting the Patent Law Reform Act of 2009 (S. 515, S. 610) out of the Judiciary Committee. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pattonboggs.com/64/s1039/News/Detail.aspx?news=c23390d1-8d35-46ae-be2c-996959106e44&amp;amp;RSS=true&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Patent Prospector: Interference</title>
    <link href="http://www.patenthawk.com/blog/2010/01/interference.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-04:/commentary/7264221</id>
    <updated>2010-01-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Patent Prospector </name>
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But that&amp;#39;s not what&amp;#39;s in the current legislation - S.515 not only does first-to-file, but so weakens the one year grace period that no inventor will ever be able to rely on it. Longer discussion - http://ipassetmaximizerblog.com/?p=893 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patenthawk.com/blog/2010/01/interference.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Kappos aims to rehab the USPTO</title>
    <link href="http://www.inventorsdigest.com/?p=2602" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-04:/commentary/7155319</id>
    <updated>2010-01-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Inventors Digest </name>
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The proposal is part of S.515, the patent reform legislation that lingered in the Senate for most of last year &#8211; and was still there as of this writing. The office has two systems for reviewing approved patents. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.inventorsdigest.com/?p=2602&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Patent Docs: Top Stories of 2009: #10, #9, and #8</title>
    <link href="http://www.patentdocs.org/2009/12/top-stories-of-2009-10-9-and-8.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-30:/commentary/7127305</id>
    <updated>2009-12-30T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Patent Docs </name>
    </author>
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In April, the Senate patent reform bill (S. 515) was voted out of the Judiciary Committee after Senators Leahy, Arlen Specter (R-PA), and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) were able to reach an agreement on a damages provision that would provide ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentdocs.org/2009/12/top-stories-of-2009-10-9-and-8.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Patent Law Blog (Patently-O): Appellate Court Enforces Permanent ...</title>
    <link href="http://patentlyo.com/patent/2009/12/appellate-court-enforces-permanent-injunction-against-microsoft-word.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-21:/commentary/7155320</id>
    <updated>2009-12-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Patent Law Blog (Patently-O) </name>
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May be these two cases will take some &amp;quot;steam&amp;quot; out of the damages provision currently in S. 515/H.R. 1260. But then again, may be not for a Congress that is intent on passing a health care bill that&amp;#39;s a 2000+ page monstronsity that no ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://patentlyo.com/patent/2009/12/appellate-court-enforces-permanent-injunction-against-microsoft-word.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Patent Law Blog (Patently-O): Appellate Court Enforces Permanent ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2009/12/appellate-court-enforces-permanent-injunction-against-microsoft-word.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-21:/commentary/7056381</id>
    <updated>2009-12-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
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May be these two cases will take some &amp;quot;steam&amp;quot; out of the damages provision currently in S. 515/H.R. 1260. But then again, may be not for a Congress that is intent on passing a health care bill that&amp;#39;s a 2000+ page monstronsity that no ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2009/12/appellate-court-enforces-permanent-injunction-against-microsoft-word.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Top Patent Stories of the Decade 2000 - 2009 (Part 1) | IPWatchdog ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2009/12/21/top-patent-stories-of-the-decade-part-1/id=7953/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-20:/commentary/7100053</id>
    <updated>2009-12-20T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>IPWatchdog.com | Patents &amp; Patent Law </name>
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S.515 and its new 102 would kill rule 131; new 102 in combination with the creativity of examiners to force together illogical or unreasonable 103s would do nothing but add friction to a patent system that is already quite corroded. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2009/12/21/top-patent-stories-of-the-decade-part-1/id=7953/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Patent Law Blog (Patently-O): When have Novelty Rights Been Important?</title>
    <link href="http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2009/12/when-have-novelty-rights-been-important.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-16:/commentary/7033631</id>
    <updated>2009-12-16T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Patent Law Blog (Patently-O) </name>
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Our S.515 (our pending statutory amendment) proposes only to weaken the grace period, it makes no change to the standards for enablement of a disclosure and prior art reference. Thus, an opinion on a hybrid between S.515 and an EP ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2009/12/when-have-novelty-rights-been-important.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Patent Docs: Patent Reform Efforts Opposed by Small Business Group</title>
    <link href="http://www.patentdocs.org/2009/12/patent-reform-efforts-opposed-by-small-business-group.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-16:/commentary/6961247</id>
    <updated>2009-12-16T19:00:00Z</updated>
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By Kevin E. Noonan -- Until now, the major bones of contention over the Senate&amp;#39;s patent &amp;quot;reform&amp;quot; bill (S. 515) have centered around two provisions: putting in place statutory language governing how damages are to be assessed, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentdocs.org/2009/12/patent-reform-efforts-opposed-by-small-business-group.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Patent Coalition Established to Oppose Legislation Harmful to ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2009/12/16/patent-coalition-established-to-oppose-legislation-harmful-to-small-businesses-and-individual-inventors/id=7785/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-15:/commentary/6961248</id>
    <updated>2009-12-15T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>IPWatchdog.com | Patents &amp; Patent Law </name>
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The Coalition will amplify and channel the voices of its small-business constituents in their attempts to be heard on critical patent reform matters arising under the proposed Patent Reform Act of 2009 (Senate bill S. 515 and House bill ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2009/12/16/patent-coalition-established-to-oppose-legislation-harmful-to-small-businesses-and-individual-inventors/id=7785/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>IP Advocate Joins Small Business Coalition on Patent Legislation ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.your-story.org/ip-advocate-joins-small-business-coalition-on-patent-legislation-to-protect-and-promote-rights-of-university-scientists-in-federal-patent-debate-70926/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-14:/commentary/6943618</id>
    <updated>2009-12-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
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IP Advocate promotes and protects the rights of research scientists, and is a leading voice for the academic community in the current debate on the Patent Reform Act of 2009 (Senate Bill S. 515 and House Resolution H.R. 1260). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.your-story.org/ip-advocate-joins-small-business-coalition-on-patent-legislation-to-protect-and-promote-rights-of-university-scientists-in-federal-patent-debate-70926/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Instapundit &#187; Blog Archive &#187; ERIK SOFGE: INVENTORS SLAM PATENT ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-10:/commentary/7009435</id>
    <updated>2009-12-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Instapundit </name>
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&#8220;Now, after a raft of failed bills, the Senate Judiciary Committee has approved a general vote on the Patent Reform Act of 2009, or S. 515. (A similar bill, H.R. 1260, is floating around the House, but has yet to make it through ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/89862/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Inventors Slam Patent Reform Effort - Popularmechanics.com</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-07:/commentary/8180220</id>
    <updated>2009-12-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
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The new director of the U.S. Patent Trademark Office, David Kappos, has said that provisions in the new reform bill would specifically benefit independent inventors, particularly one of S. 515&amp;#39;s most controversial proposals--a shift ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/news/4339288&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Patent Reform Act of 2009 - Inventors and Innovations Worried ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/industry/4339288.html?page=1" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-07:/commentary/8097849</id>
    <updated>2009-12-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Now, after a raft of failed bills, the Senate Judiciary Committee has approved a general vote on the Patent Reform Act of 2009, or S. 515. (A similar bill, H.R. 1260, is floating around the House, but has yet to make it through ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/industry/4339288.html?page=1&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Patent Reform Act of 2009 - Inventors and Innovations Worried ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/industry/4339288.html?nav=RSS20" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-07:/commentary/7079612</id>
    <updated>2009-12-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
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The new director of the U.S. Patent Trademark Office, David Kappos, has said that provisions in the new reform bill would specifically benefit independent inventors, particularly one of S. 515&amp;#39;s most controversial proposals&#8212;a shift from ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/industry/4339288.html?nav=RSS20&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Patent Reform Act of 2009 - Inventors and Innovations Worried ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/industry/4339288.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-07:/commentary/7033632</id>
    <updated>2009-12-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>PopularMechanics.com - Latest Content </name>
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Now, after a raft of failed bills, the Senate Judiciary Committee has approved a general vote on the Patent Reform Act of 2009, or S. 515. (A similar bill, H.R. 1260, is floating around the House, but has yet to make it through ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/industry/4339288.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Patent Reform Act of 2009 - Inventors and Innovations Worried ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.origin.popularmechanics.com/technology/industry/4339288.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-07:/commentary/6972484</id>
    <updated>2009-12-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>PopularMechanics.com - Latest Content </name>
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The new director of the U.S. Patent Trademark Office, David Kappos, has said that provisions in the new reform bill would specifically benefit independent inventors, particularly one of S. 515&amp;#39;s most controversial proposals&#8212;a shift from ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.origin.popularmechanics.com/technology/industry/4339288.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Patent Reform Act of 2009 - Inventors and Innovations Worried ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/industry/4339288.html?nav=RSS20&amp;amp;src=syn&amp;amp;dom=yah_buzz&amp;amp;mag=pop" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-07:/commentary/6918242</id>
    <updated>2009-12-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>PopularMechanics.com - Latest Content </name>
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The new director of the U.S. Patent Trademark Office, David Kappos, has said that provisions in the new reform bill would specifically benefit independent inventors, particularly one of S. 515&amp;#39;s most controversial proposals&#8212;a shift from ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/industry/4339288.html?nav=RSS20&amp;amp;src=syn&amp;amp;dom=yah_buzz&amp;amp;mag=pop&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Patent Docs: Senator Leahy: &amp;quot;Time Is Now&amp;quot; for Patent Reform</title>
    <link href="http://www.patentdocs.org/2009/12/senator-leahy-time-is-now-for-patent-reform.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-01:/commentary/6906944</id>
    <updated>2009-12-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
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... the Senate Judiciary Committee had managed to &amp;quot;broker a deal on damages that paved the way for success that will benefit all inventors and innovators&amp;quot; (see &amp;quot;Senate &amp;#39;Patent Reform&amp;#39; Bill (S. 515) Voted out of Judiciary Committee&amp;qu&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentdocs.org/2009/12/senator-leahy-time-is-now-for-patent-reform.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Rez. FNZ: S. Friedrich: Kommunikationssystem des Immerw&#228;hrenden ...</title>
    <link href="http://hsozkult.geschichte.hu-berlin.de/rezensionen/id=11825&amp;amp;count=8362&amp;amp;recno=1&amp;amp;type=rezbuecher&amp;amp;sort=datum&amp;amp;order=down" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-26:/commentary/6854147</id>
    <updated>2009-11-26T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Die Autorin stellt eine &#8222;bewusste Opferung des Geheimnisses&#8220; (S. 515) fest, geht in ihrer Analyse jedoch nicht weiter. Letztlich bestand die Aufgabe des Reichstages in der Sichtbarmachung von Entscheidungen, die aber andernorts ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hsozkult.geschichte.hu-berlin.de/rezensionen/id=11825&amp;amp;count=8362&amp;amp;recno=1&amp;amp;type=rezbuecher&amp;amp;sort=datum&amp;amp;order=down&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Rez. FNZ: S. Friedrich: Kommunikationssystem des Immerw&#228;hrenden ...</title>
    <link href="http://hsozkult.geschichte.hu-berlin.de/rezensionen/id=11825&amp;amp;count=8361&amp;amp;recno=1&amp;amp;type=rezbuecher&amp;amp;sort=datum&amp;amp;order=down" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-26:/commentary/6844033</id>
    <updated>2009-11-26T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Die Autorin stellt eine &#8222;bewusste Opferung des Geheimnisses&#8220; (S. 515) fest, geht in ihrer Analyse jedoch nicht weiter. Letztlich bestand die Aufgabe des Reichstages in der Sichtbarmachung von Entscheidungen, die aber andernorts ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hsozkult.geschichte.hu-berlin.de/rezensionen/id=11825&amp;amp;count=8361&amp;amp;recno=1&amp;amp;type=rezbuecher&amp;amp;sort=datum&amp;amp;order=down&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Rez. FNZ: S. Friedrich: Kommunikationssystem des Immerw&#228;hrenden ...</title>
    <link href="http://hsozkult.geschichte.hu-berlin.de/rezensionen/type=rezbuecher&amp;amp;id=11825" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-26:/commentary/6810328</id>
    <updated>2009-11-26T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>H-Soz-u-Kult </name>
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Die Autorin stellt eine &#8222;bewusste Opferung des Geheimnisses&#8220; (S. 515) fest, geht in ihrer Analyse jedoch nicht weiter. Letztlich bestand die Aufgabe des Reichstages in der Sichtbarmachung von Entscheidungen, die aber andernorts ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hsozkult.geschichte.hu-berlin.de/rezensionen/type=rezbuecher&amp;amp;id=11825&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Patent Reform Derailed Again?</title>
    <link href="http://www.patentspostgrant.com/lang/all/2009/11/patent-reform-derailed-again" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-23:/commentary/7589595</id>
    <updated>2009-11-23T19:00:00Z</updated>
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The current bills, HR 1260 and S 515, originated from legislative proposals from as far back as 2005. S. 515 was reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on April 2, 2009, a committee report on this bill was issued on May 13, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentspostgrant.com/lang/all/2009/11/patent-reform-derailed-again&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Patent Reform Derailed Again? | Post Grant Blog</title>
    <link href="http://www.patentspostgrant.com/lang/en/2009/11/patent-reform-derailed-again" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-23:/commentary/7040331</id>
    <updated>2009-11-23T19:00:00Z</updated>
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The current bills, H.R. 1260 and S 515, originated from legislative proposals from as far back as 2005. S. 515 was reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on April 2, 2009, a committee report on this bill was issued on May 13, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentspostgrant.com/lang/en/2009/11/patent-reform-derailed-again&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>On-Demand Web Programs - IP Monetization 2010 - Practising Law ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.pli.edu/product/clenow_detail.asp?id=63425" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-18:/commentary/8492683</id>
    <updated>2009-11-18T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Taraneh Magham&#233;; Patent Reform Act of 2010, S.515. Taraneh Magham&#233;; Recent Case Law Relevant to Patent Monetization Joseph Yang; Trademark Monetization and Brand Finance David Ruder; New Strategies for Owners of Discontinued Brands, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pli.edu/product/clenow_detail.asp?id=63425&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Biopsychosoziale Einheit Mensch | Linksnet</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-17:/commentary/6769035</id>
    <updated>2009-11-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Vergl. dazu auch H. Plessner. Die Stufen des Organischen und der Mensch. In Gesammelte Schriften Bd. IV. Frankfurt: Suhrkamp. 15 K. Marx: &#214;konomisch-philosophische Manuskripte aus dem Jahre 1844. In MEW Erg. Bd. 1. Teil, S. 515 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.linksnet.de/de/artikel/25057&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Hope for Change: Is This the Year for Patent Reform? | Primerus News</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-11:/commentary/6678296</id>
    <updated>2009-11-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
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[8] In its current Senate version, S. 515, the Patent Reform Act would impose more rigorous controls on royalty damages and would make courts the gatekeepers for selecting the appropriate royalty calculation methodology. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.primerus.com/news/resources_business/hope-for-change-is-this-the-year-for-patent-reform/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>New-Age-Trasher.de &#187; Blog Archive &#187; New-Age, Spiritualit&#228;t ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-10:/commentary/6652635</id>
    <updated>2009-11-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>New-Age-Trasher.de </name>
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Name der eigenen Vision: ORDINE NUOVO (S.428), dazu Anmerkung auf S. 515: &#8220;Da&#223; sich heute eine neofaschistische Gruppe in Italien ebenso nennt, soll mich nicht abschrecken. Wir werden es ohnehin vermehrt auch mit solchen ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mz.borisk.de/?p=469&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Making the Case Against First to File | IPWatchdog.com | Patents ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-07:/commentary/6810329</id>
    <updated>2009-11-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>IPWatchdog.com | Patents &amp; Patent Law </name>
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As currently drafted, if S. 515 passes, the USPTO will be able (and indeed compelled) to increase all upfront application fees to make up the shortfall in patent renewal without even being accountable for such a disaster. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2009/11/08/making-the-case-against-first-to-file/id=7197/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>ITSSD Journal on Intellectual Property Rights: US Congress Should ...</title>
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We are writing to ask you to strongly oppose the passage of The Patent Reform Act of 2009, S. 515 and HR. 1260, legislation sponsored by Senator Leahy and Rep. Conyers, respectively. These bills, under the mantle of &amp;quot;reform,&amp;quot; will ...&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>Kappos Talks Patent Reform at USPTO Inventors Conference ...</title>
    <link href="http://ipwatchdog.com/2009/11/06/kappos-talks-patent-reform-at-uspto-inventors-conference/id=7172/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-05:/commentary/10157712</id>
    <updated>2009-11-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>IPWatchdog </name>
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For numerous reasons I won&amp;#39;t go into, support for first-to-file or the other provisions of S.515 on the basis of &#8220;patent harmonization&#8221; is misguided; harmonization with international states can be no part of the &#8220;massive&#8221; benefits of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ipwatchdog.com/2009/11/06/kappos-talks-patent-reform-at-uspto-inventors-conference/id=7172/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Kappos Talks Patent Reform at USPTO Inventors Conference ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2009/11/06/kappos-talks-patent-reform-at-uspto-inventors-conference/id=7172/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-05:/commentary/6606415</id>
    <updated>2009-11-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>IPWatchdog.com | Patents &amp; Patent Law </name>
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Third, the particular implementation of the change from first-to-invent to first-to-file as elaborated in the pending patent reform bill (S. 515) would be disastrous. It would replace interference proceedings with derivations ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2009/11/06/kappos-talks-patent-reform-at-uspto-inventors-conference/id=7172/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>BioTechnology Patent Law Blog - Patents4Life: OUTSIDE OPINIONS ARE ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.patents4life.com/2009/11/outside-opinions-are-still-key-to.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-04:/commentary/6585987</id>
    <updated>2009-11-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Patents4Life </name>
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SENATE BILL CODIFIES SEAGATE STANDARD FOR WILLFUL INFRINGEMENT AND IMPOSES ADDITIONAL LIMITATIONS ON FINDING WILLFULNESS -- Section 4 of S. 515, the patent reform bill that was reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on April 2, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patents4life.com/2009/11/outside-opinions-are-still-key-to.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Making Changes | The Daily Scan | GenomeWeb</title>
    <link href="http://www.genomeweb.com/blog/making-changes" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-27:/commentary/6565831</id>
    <updated>2009-10-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>&#220;berfeed of All GenomeWeb Content </name>
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According to Noonan, Matal gave the odds as 70 to 80 percent and that the bill will be largely similar to S. 515. Noonan also outlines what is expected to be in the act. Most Viewed; Most Emailed; Blog. GenomeWeb Daily News ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.genomeweb.com/blog/making-changes&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/6523269</id>
    <updated>2009-10-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Patent Docs </name>
    </author>
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This work was the basis for Senator Kyl&amp;#39;s bill introduced at the end of the last Congress, and provided the Senator and Mr. Matal with the hope that S. 515 would have better language. He described the goal as coming up with a system ...&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>General Global Week in Review 26 Oct 09 from IP Think Tank (IP ...</title>
    <link href="http://thinkipstrategy.com/ipthinktank.GWiR/799/General-Global-Week-in-Review-26-Oct-09-from-IP-Think-Tank" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-25:/commentary/8105227</id>
    <updated>2009-10-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Duncan Bucknell's site updates </name>
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12 Republican Senators send letter to Senate Majority Leader re concerns about post-grant review provisions in S.515 (Inventive Step) (Peter Zura&amp;#39;s 271 Patent Blog). Questions on acquiescence for ECJ in Budejovicky Budvar Narodni Podnik ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thinkipstrategy.com/ipthinktank.GWiR/799/General-Global-Week-in-Review-26-Oct-09-from-IP-Think-Tank&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>General Global Week in Review 26 Oct 09 from IP Think Tank (IP ...</title>
    <link href="http://duncanbucknell.com/ipthinktank.GWiR/799/General-Global-Week-in-Review-26-Oct-09-from-IP-Think-Tank" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-25:/commentary/6542914</id>
    <updated>2009-10-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Duncan Bucknell's site updates </name>
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12 Republican Senators send letter to Senate Majority Leader re concerns about post-grant review provisions in S.515 (Inventive Step) (Peter Zura&amp;#39;s 271 Patent Blog). Questions on acquiescence for ECJ in Budejovicky Budvar Narodni Podnik ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://duncanbucknell.com/ipthinktank.GWiR/799/General-Global-Week-in-Review-26-Oct-09-from-IP-Think-Tank&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Are there some good medical/scientific reasons for not eating eggs ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.medicalrag.com/are-there-some-good-medicalscientific-reasons-for-not-eating-eggs-and-meat/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-24:/commentary/6492001</id>
    <updated>2009-10-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Medical Rag </name>
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According to the Family Food Protection Act of 1995 (S.515), Section 2: &#8220;meat and meat food products, and poultry and poultry products, contaminated with pathogenic bacteria are a leading cause of foodborne illness. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.medicalrag.com/are-there-some-good-medicalscientific-reasons-for-not-eating-eggs-and-meat/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Republican Senators Have Concerns About Post-Grant Review ...</title>
    <link href="http://inventivestep.net/2009/10/19/republican-senators-have-concerns-about-post-grant-review/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-18:/commentary/6437893</id>
    <updated>2009-10-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>INVENTIVE STEP </name>
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Last week, twelve Republican senators have sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) urging him not to bring the patent reform bill, S. 515, to the Senate floor until further work is done on the post-grant review ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://inventivestep.net/2009/10/19/republican-senators-have-concerns-about-post-grant-review/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>IPBiz: Pablum from the PTO?</title>
    <link href="http://ipbiz.blogspot.com/2009/10/pablum-from-pto.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-14:/commentary/6445969</id>
    <updated>2009-10-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>IPBiz </name>
    </author>
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... and academics who argue the bills favor major technology companies. Pharma is not the only entity opposing S.515, AND the USPTO should not be lobbying for one group of inventors over another. posted by Lawrence B. Ebert at 6:21 AM ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ipbiz.blogspot.com/2009/10/pablum-from-pto.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Patent Docs: Commerce Department Brass Weighs in on Patent Reform</title>
    <link href="http://www.patentdocs.org/2009/10/commerce-department-brass-weighs-in-on-patent-reform.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-13:/commentary/6397790</id>
    <updated>2009-10-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Patent Docs </name>
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In a 90-minute roundtable meeting, Ms. Barner and Commerce Department General Counsel Cameron Kerry discussed patent reform and the Administration&amp;#39;s support for S. 515, as previously outlined in a letter from Commerce Secretary Locke to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentdocs.org/2009/10/commerce-department-brass-weighs-in-on-patent-reform.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>IPKat - news and fun for everyone!: Letter from AmeriKat I ...</title>
    <link href="http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2009/10/letter-from-amerikat-i-patents-and.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-11:/commentary/6364589</id>
    <updated>2009-10-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>IPKat - news and fun for everyone! </name>
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Senate Bill S.515, otherwise known as the Patent Reform Act, introduced by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) could make all the difference to the speed of the examination process. The Bill would implement a &#8220;first-to-file&#8221; system ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2009/10/letter-from-amerikat-i-patents-and.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>IBM Urges Swift Passage of Patent Reform Legislation | Motherboard ...</title>
    <link href="http://deals.motherboardpro.com/deal/5393" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-09:/commentary/6357423</id>
    <updated>2009-10-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Motherboard and Motherboard Tech News </name>
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IBM affirmed its backing of the Patent Reform Act of 2009 (S. 515) just days after the Obama administration indicated its support for the bill, which is pending before the US Senate. Comments.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://deals.motherboardpro.com/deal/5393&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>IBM Urges Swift Passage of Patent Reform Legislation &#171; Tech Press ...</title>
    <link href="http://stochasticthought.wordpress.com/2009/10/09/ibm-urges-swift-passage-of-patent-reform-legislation/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-08:/commentary/6445968</id>
    <updated>2009-10-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Tech News and other of todays top stories </name>
    </author>
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IBM affirmed its backing of the Patent Reform Act of 2009 (S. 515) just days after the Obama administration indicated its support for the bill, which is pending before the U.S. Senate. IBM believes that the compromises adopted by the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://stochasticthought.wordpress.com/2009/10/09/ibm-urges-swift-passage-of-patent-reform-legislation/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The October 2009 Small Business Advocate</title>
    <link href="http://www.sba.gov/ADVO/oct09.pdf" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-07:/commentary/6364590</id>
    <updated>2009-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Office of Advocacy What's New </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
S. 515, Patent Reform. Act of 2009 (Leahy). Converts the U .S . patent system from a first-to-invent to first-to-file structure, which would give priority to the earlier-filed application for a claimed invention . Permits post- ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sba.gov/ADVO/oct09.pdf&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Secretary Locke Pushes for Action on Patent Reform, Increase in ...</title>
    <link href="http://inventivestep.net/2009/10/07/secretary-locke-pushes-for-action-on-patent-reform-increase-in-pto-fees/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-06:/commentary/6323673</id>
    <updated>2009-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>INVENTIVE STEP </name>
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On Monday, Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke sent a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee expressing the Administration&amp;#39;s long-awaited views on S. 515 and patent reform in general. The letter noted that the Administration has three ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://inventivestep.net/2009/10/07/secretary-locke-pushes-for-action-on-patent-reform-increase-in-pto-fees/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Patent Docs: Obama Administration Weighs in Supporting Patent &amp;quot;Reform&amp;quot;</title>
    <link href="http://www.patentdocs.org/2009/10/obama-administration-weighs-in-supporting-patent-reform.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-06:/commentary/6314819</id>
    <updated>2009-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Patent Docs </name>
    </author>
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By Kevin E. Noonan -- Commerce Secretary Gary Locke (at right) has written a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee giving qualified support to S. 515, the patent &amp;quot;reform&amp;quot; bill voted out of committee months ago but languishing in the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentdocs.org/2009/10/obama-administration-weighs-in-supporting-patent-reform.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Patent Reform: Obama Favors Major Changes to Patent Law ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2009/10/06/patent-reform-obama-favors-major-changes-to-patent-law/id=6467/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-05:/commentary/6335418</id>
    <updated>2009-10-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>IPWatchdog.com | Patents &amp; Patent Law </name>
    </author>
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In April 2009, the Senate Judiciary Committee structured careful compromises on many of these issues when S. 515 was reported to the full Senate for consideration. While we do not argue there that these compromises are the best that can ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2009/10/06/patent-reform-obama-favors-major-changes-to-patent-law/id=6467/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Patent Law Blog (Patently-O): USPTO Fees: Look for Increases</title>
    <link href="http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2009/10/uspto-fees-look-for-increases.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-05:/commentary/6314820</id>
    <updated>2009-10-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Patent Law Blog (Patently-O) </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Gary Locke (Secretary of Commerce) has again indicated the Obama Administration&amp;#39;s support for the pending patent reform bill S. 515. [Letter]. The letter also suggests that the PTO should be given authority to raise its fees, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2009/10/uspto-fees-look-for-increases.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>St&#228;dte im Mittelalter &#171; Hendrik M&#228;keler</title>
    <link href="http://www.hendrik.maekeler.eu/stadte-im-mittelalter/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-26:/commentary/6473473</id>
    <updated>2009-09-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Hendrik M&#228;keler </name>
    </author>
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Jahrhundert, 19), Leipzig 1884, S. 515-521; Lacomblet, Theodor Joseph (Hrsg.): Urkundenbuch f&#252;r die Geschichte des Niederrheins [...], Band 3, ND Aalen 1960, Nr. 489, S. 391-394; Schedelsche Weltchronik, Blatt XCv und Blatt XCI. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hendrik.maekeler.eu/stadte-im-mittelalter/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>JESJOEROEN</title>
    <link href="http://www.bloggen.be/JESJOEROEN/archief.php?ID=477281" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-26:/commentary/6314826</id>
    <updated>2009-09-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>JESJOEROEN </name>
    </author>
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... so der Verwirklichung des Ideals von reinen Menschentum entgegenreift, zu dem das Gesetz unseres Gottes die ewigen Wege bahnt. &#8230; (Die Haftoroth &#252;bersetzt und erl&#228;utert, Frankfurt am Main 1896: S. 515 &#8211; 522 Kommentar zu Jesajas Kap. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloggen.be/JESJOEROEN/archief.php?ID=477281&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Geschichte in Wissenschaft und Unterricht - H-Soz-u-Kult ...</title>
    <link href="http://hsozkult.geschichte.hu-berlin.de/zeitschriften/ausgabe=5092" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-24:/commentary/6314822</id>
    <updated>2009-09-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>H-Soz-u-Kult </name>
    </author>
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Online-Materialien zur Fr&#252;hgeschichte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (S. 515). LITERATURBERICHT Wolfgang Schmale Europ&#228;ische Geschichte (S. 517). NACHRICHTEN (S. 531). --------------- Abstracts der Ausgabe 9/09. Edgar Wolfrum ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hsozkult.geschichte.hu-berlin.de/zeitschriften/ausgabe=5092&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Geschichte in Wissenschaft und Unterricht - H-Soz-u-Kult ...</title>
    <link href="http://hsozkult.geschichte.hu-berlin.de/zeitschriften/id=19&amp;amp;ausgabe=5092" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-24:/commentary/6247635</id>
    <updated>2009-09-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>H-Soz-u-Kult </name>
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    <content type="html">
Online-Materialien zur Fr&#195;&#188;hgeschichte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (S. 515). LITERATURBERICHT Wolfgang Schmale Europ&#195;&#164;ische Geschichte (S. 517). NACHRICHTEN (S. 531). --------------- Abstracts der Ausgabe 9/09. Edgar Wolfrum ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hsozkult.geschichte.hu-berlin.de/zeitschriften/id=19&amp;amp;ausgabe=5092&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>JESJOEROEN</title>
    <link href="http://www.bloggen.be/jesjoeroen/archief.php?ID=474617" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-23:/commentary/6203669</id>
    <updated>2009-09-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>JESJOEROEN </name>
    </author>
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... so der Verwirklichung des Ideals von reinen Menschentum entgegenreift, zu dem das Gesetz unseres Gottes die ewigen Wege bahnt. &#226;&#8364;&#166; (Die Haftoroth &#195;&#188;bersetzt und erl&#195;&#164;utert, Frankfurt am Main 1896: S. 515 &#226;&#8364;&#8220; 522 Kommentar zu Jesajas Kap. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloggen.be/jesjoeroen/archief.php?ID=474617&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>101 benefits of vegetarianism (not killing animals for eating ...</title>
    <link href="http://protectreligion.wordpress.com/2009/09/24/101-benefits-of-vegetarianism-not-killing-animals-for-eating/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-23:/commentary/6195215</id>
    <updated>2009-09-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Protectreligion's Blog </name>
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20 According to the Family Food Protection Act of 1995 (S.515), Section 2: &#226;&#8364;&#339;meat and meat food products, and poultry and poultry products, contaminated with pathogenic bacteria are a leading cause of foodborne illness. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://protectreligion.wordpress.com/2009/09/24/101-benefits-of-vegetarianism-not-killing-animals-for-eating/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>JESJOEROEN</title>
    <link href="http://www.bloggen.be/jesjoeroen/archief.php?ID=464844" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-16:/commentary/6256563</id>
    <updated>2009-09-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>JESJOEROEN </name>
    </author>
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... als die inmitten des Volkes meinem Dienste noch besonders Nahestehenden, werden sie an dem von mir gebotenen Gute sich s&#195;&#164;ttigen. (Die Haftoroth &#195;&#188;bersetzt und erl&#195;&#164;utert, Frankfurt am Main 1896: S. 515 &#226;&#8364;&#8220; 522 Kommentar zu Jeremias Kap. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloggen.be/jesjoeroen/archief.php?ID=464844&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Entire Market Value Rule Lives As $357 Million Verdict Dies ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2009/09/14/entire-market-value-rule-lives-as-357-million-verdict-dies/id=6084/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-13:/commentary/6116564</id>
    <updated>2009-09-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>IPWatchdog.com | Patents &amp; Patent Law </name>
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In fact, with all the &#226;&#8364;&#339;hub-bub&#226;&#8364;* about altering the &#226;&#8364;&#339;entire market value&#226;&#8364;* rule in the damages provision of the Patent Law Reform Act of 2009 (S. 515 and H.R. 1260), the Federal Circuit&amp;#39;s handling of the damages award issue in Lucent &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2009/09/14/entire-market-value-rule-lives-as-357-million-verdict-dies/id=6084/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <link href="http://www.bibliotheksrecht.de/2009/09/09/internationales-urheberrecht-6928834/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-08:/commentary/6125598</id>
    <updated>2009-09-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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... internationale Urheberrecht sucht, wird hier f&#195;&#188;ndig: Horst-Peter G&#195;&#182;tting: Internationaler Schutz des geistigen Eigentums, in: Christian Tietje (Hrsg.): Internationales Wirtschaftsrecht, Berlin 2009 (de Gruyter Lehrbuch), S. 515-562. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bibliotheksrecht.de/2009/09/09/internationales-urheberrecht-6928834/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>MATR News: Provisions in patent reform legislation that is ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.matr.net/article-35762.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-04:/commentary/6135105</id>
    <updated>2009-09-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>MATR News </name>
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Provisions in patent reform legislation that is presently pending in the U.S. House and Senate (H.R. 1260 and S.515) contain provisions that would be hurtful to small innovative businesses that depend on patents and inventions. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.matr.net/article-35762.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Connecticut Law Tribune: An Unnecessary Reform</title>
    <link href="http://www.ctlawtribune.com/getarticle.aspx?ID=34818" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-04:/commentary/6079557</id>
    <updated>2009-09-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Connecticut Law Tribune </name>
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The bill, S. 515, seeks to streamline and clarify the patent process; here we deal only with certain provisions affecting infringement litigation. (The House will consider its own reform bill, H. 1260, later this year.) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ctlawtribune.com/getarticle.aspx?ID=34818&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Connecticut Law Tribune: An Unnecessary Reform</title>
    <link href="http://www.ctlawtribune.com/getarticle.aspx?id=34818" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-04:/commentary/6038696</id>
    <updated>2009-09-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Connecticut Law Tribune </name>
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    <content type="html">
The bill, S. 515, seeks to streamline and clarify the patent process; here we deal only with certain provisions affecting infringement litigation. (The House will consider its own reform bill, H. 1260, later this year.) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ctlawtribune.com/getarticle.aspx?id=34818&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>MATR News: National Small Business Association Objects to Key ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.matr.net/article-35763.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-04:/commentary/6038695</id>
    <updated>2009-09-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>MATR News </name>
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On behalf of the National Small Business Association (NSBA) http://www.nsba.biz , I would like to express the objection of America&amp;#39;s entrepreneurs and small-business innovators to key provisions of S. 515, the Patent Reform Act of 2009. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.matr.net/article-35763.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Protecting the Patent System for Entrepreneurs</title>
    <link href="http://www.awcsbdcblog.com/?p=8148" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-03:/commentary/6187590</id>
    <updated>2009-09-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>AWC Small Business Development Center (SBDC) </name>
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The companies have been seeking passage of the Patent Reform Act of 2009 (H.R. 1260 and S. 515). So far, the legislation has been introduced in both the House and the Senate, and the Senate Judiciary Committee has passed the bill. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.awcsbdcblog.com/?p=8148&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Protecting the Patent System for Entrepreneurs - You&amp;#39;re the Boss ...</title>
    <link href="http://boss.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/04/protecting-the-patent-system-for-entrepreneurs/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-03:/commentary/6027650</id>
    <updated>2009-09-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>You're the Boss </name>
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The companies have been seeking passage of the Patent Reform Act of 2009 (H.R. 1260 and S. 515). So far, the legislation has been introduced in both the House and the Senate, and the Senate Judiciary Committee has reported out the bill. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://boss.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/04/protecting-the-patent-system-for-entrepreneurs/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Blog about paradigm &#194;&#187; Paradigm Property</title>
    <link href="http://paradigmadvd.com/paradigm-property" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-22:/commentary/5923510</id>
    <updated>2009-08-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Blog about paradigm </name>
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Nonetheless, the U.S. Senate (S. 515) and the U.S. House of Representatives (H.R. 1260) are currently considering proposals to alter the American patent system. While some components of these bills are positive, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://paradigmadvd.com/paradigm-property&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Congress Matters ::</title>
    <link href="http://www.congressmatters.com/storyonly/2009/8/20/1421/-School-House-Rock:-Not-Even-a-Chairman-Gets-His-Own-Bill" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-19:/commentary/6277416</id>
    <updated>2009-08-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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2 April 2009 The Senate version of Patent Reform, S. 515, was reported out of committee and put on Senate Calendar #46. Did Google call? Patent lawyers are a chatty bunch. 28 April 2009 Three judge panel on Ninth CIrcuit rejects the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.congressmatters.com/storyonly/2009/8/20/1421/-School-House-Rock:-Not-Even-a-Chairman-Gets-His-Own-Bill&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congress Matters ::</title>
    <link href="http://congressmatters.com/storyonly/2009/8/20/1421/-School-House-Rock:-Not-Even-a-Chairman-Gets-His-Own-Bill" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-19:/commentary/6216597</id>
    <updated>2009-08-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Congress Matters </name>
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2 April 2009 The Senate version of Patent Reform, S. 515, was reported out of committee and put on Senate Calendar #46. Did Google call? Patent lawyers are a chatty bunch. 28 April 2009 Three judge panel on Ninth CIrcuit rejects the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://congressmatters.com/storyonly/2009/8/20/1421/-School-House-Rock:-Not-Even-a-Chairman-Gets-His-Own-Bill&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congress Matters :: School House Rock: Not Even a Chairman Gets ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.congressmatters.com/storyonly/2009/8/20/125725/309" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-19:/commentary/5901091</id>
    <updated>2009-08-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Congress Matters </name>
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2 April 2009 The Senate version of Patent Reform, S. 515, was reported out of committee and put on Senate Calendar #46. Did Google call? Patent lawyers are a chatty bunch. 28 April 2009 Three judge panel on Ninth CIrcuit rejects the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.congressmatters.com/storyonly/2009/8/20/125725/309&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Rez. NEG: V. Sigusch: Geschichte der Sexualwissenschaft - H-Soz-u ...</title>
    <link href="http://hsozkult.geschichte.hu-berlin.de/rezensionen/2009-3-125" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-12:/commentary/5917057</id>
    <updated>2009-08-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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Dass Sigusch den Marquis de Sade zu &#226;&#8364;&#382;ein[em] vorzeitig[en] postmoderne[n] Provokateur&#226;&#8364;&#339; (S. 515) avancieren l&#195;&#164;sst, wobei seine Qualit&#195;&#164;ten in der Vorwegnahme operativer Eingriffe sowie einer Totalbefriedigung der Libertins l&#195;&#164;gen, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hsozkult.geschichte.hu-berlin.de/rezensionen/2009-3-125&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Rez. NEG: V. Sigusch: Geschichte der Sexualwissenschaft - H-Soz-u ...</title>
    <link href="http://hsozkult.geschichte.hu-berlin.de/rezensionen/id=12484&amp;amp;count=8020&amp;amp;recno=2&amp;amp;type=rezbuecher&amp;amp;sort=datum&amp;amp;order=down" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-12:/commentary/5881164</id>
    <updated>2009-08-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>H-Soz-u-Kult </name>
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    <content type="html">
Dass Sigusch den Marquis de Sade zu &#226;&#8364;&#382;ein[em] vorzeitig[en] postmoderne[n] Provokateur&#226;&#8364;&#339; (S. 515) avancieren l&#195;&#164;sst, wobei seine Qualit&#195;&#164;ten in der Vorwegnahme operativer Eingriffe sowie einer Totalbefriedigung der Libertins l&#195;&#164;gen, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hsozkult.geschichte.hu-berlin.de/rezensionen/id=12484&amp;amp;count=8020&amp;amp;recno=2&amp;amp;type=rezbuecher&amp;amp;sort=datum&amp;amp;order=down&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Gesunder Optimismus - jetzt.de - Leben - jetzt.de</title>
    <link href="http://jetzt.sueddeutsche.de/texte/anzeigen/482934" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-09:/commentary/5865587</id>
    <updated>2009-08-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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... Forscher aus Cambridge in einer Untersuchung an fast 20 000 Briten, dass Menschen mit depressiver Neigung fast dreimal so oft an einem Herzinfarkt starben wie Nicht-Depressive (American Journal of Psychiatry, Bd. 165, S. 515, 2008). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jetzt.sueddeutsche.de/texte/anzeigen/482934&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Inventor's Rock &#194;&#187; Possible Changes to Come in the USPTO</title>
    <link href="http://blog.patents-tms.com/?p=276" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-03:/commentary/5753687</id>
    <updated>2009-08-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Inventor's Rock </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
In March 2009, David Kappos, while working for IBM, offered his support on behalf of IBM for the S. 515 Patent Reform Act of 2009. David Kappos's testimony focused on the benefit that improving the value of patents and controlling ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.patents-tms.com/?p=276&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Blog about inoculation &#194;&#187; Inoculation Tube</title>
    <link href="http://healthy-secrets.info/inoculation-tube" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-01:/commentary/5729603</id>
    <updated>2009-08-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Blog about inoculation </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
20 According to the Family Food Protection Act of 1995 (S.515), Section 2: &quot;meat and meat food products, and poultry and poultry products, contaminated with pathogenic bacteria are a leading cause of foodborne illness. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://healthy-secrets.info/inoculation-tube&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>IEEE-USA Today&amp;#39;s Engineer</title>
    <link href="http://todaysengineer.org/2009/Aug/patent-reform.asp" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-31:/commentary/5928944</id>
    <updated>2009-07-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>IEEE-USA Today's Engineer </name>
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    <content type="html">
Back in April, when we last heard about patent reform in the 111th Congress, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed the Patent Reform Act of 2009 (S. 515). The bill has not yet been scheduled for the floor. Meanwhile, the House Judiciary ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://todaysengineer.org/2009/Aug/patent-reform.asp&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>IEEE-USA Today's Engineer</title>
    <link href="http://www.todaysengineer.org/2009/Aug/patent-reform.asp" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-31:/commentary/5753689</id>
    <updated>2009-07-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>IEEE-USA Today's Engineer </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Back in April, when we last heard about patent reform in the 111th Congress, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed the Patent Reform Act of 2009 (S. 515). The bill has not yet been scheduled for the floor. Meanwhile, the House Judiciary ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.todaysengineer.org/2009/Aug/patent-reform.asp&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Intellectual Property Watch &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; Financial Services ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/2009/07/31/financial-services-patent-experts-seek-more-certainty-on-business-method-patents-bilski-case/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-30:/commentary/5709280</id>
    <updated>2009-07-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Intellectual Property Watch </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
On patent reform, a Senate bill (S. 515) is awaiting floor time, while Senate staffers work behind the scenes to iron out issues like post-grant opposition, inter partes reexamination and fee diversion. The House of Representatives is ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/2009/07/31/financial-services-patent-experts-seek-more-certainty-on-business-method-patents-bilski-case/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Blog about inoculation &#194;&#187; Inoculation Techniques</title>
    <link href="http://healthy-secrets.info/inoculation-techniques" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-28:/commentary/5700518</id>
    <updated>2009-07-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Blog about inoculation </name>
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    <content type="html">
20 According to the Family Food Protection Act of 1995 (S.515), Section 2: &quot;meat and meat food products, and poultry and poultry products, contaminated with pathogenic bacteria are a leading cause of foodborne illness. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://healthy-secrets.info/inoculation-techniques&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Patent Docs: Senate Judiciary Committee Hears from Director Nominee</title>
    <link href="http://www.patentdocs.org/2009/07/senate-judiciary-committee-hears-from-director-nominee.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-28:/commentary/5700516</id>
    <updated>2009-07-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Patent Docs </name>
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    <content type="html">
All told, Mr. Kappos listed four priorities during the hearing, including advancing the Senate patent reform bill (S. 515), reducing the application backlog, creating a &quot;sustainable, long-term funding model&quot; for the USPTO (which would ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentdocs.org/2009/07/senate-judiciary-committee-hears-from-director-nominee.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-26:/commentary/5677154</id>
    <updated>2009-07-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Pet Child </name>
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20 According to the Family Food Protection Act of 1995 (S.515), Section 2: &quot;meat and meat food products, and poultry and poultry products, contaminated with pathogenic bacteria are a leading cause of foodborne illness. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pchid.blogspot.com/2009/07/101-good-reason-to-go-vegetarian.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-22:/commentary/5635660</id>
    <updated>2009-07-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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In the 110th Congress, the Pigford Claims Remedy Act of 2007 (H.R. 899; S. 515) and the. African-American Farmers Benefits Relief Act of 2007 (H.R. 558) were introduced to provide relief to many of these claimants who failed to have ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ciamemoryhole.blogspot.com/2009/07/pigford-case-current-status.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S.1472: Human Rights Enforcement Act of 2009 - U.S. Congress ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-18:/commentary/6698270</id>
    <updated>2009-07-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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S. 1490 - Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009 (Reported to the Floor, November 5, 2009); S. 1472 - Human Rights Enforcement Act of 2009 (Reported to the Floor, November 6, 2009); S. 515 - Patent Reform Act of 2009 (Reported . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1472/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>April 28, 2009 The Honorable Harry Reid The Honorable Mitch ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.aipla.org/Content/ContentGroups/Legislative_Action/111th_Congress1/Testimony7/AIPLA-Letter-on-S515-Floor-Consideration-042809.pdf" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-14:/commentary/5782918</id>
    <updated>2009-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>AIPLA: News &amp; Features </name>
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express our strong support for prompt Floor consideration by the Senate of S. 515, the Patent. Reform Act of 2009. On balance, we view the Judiciary Committee's approved product as a major step toward significant and productive patent ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aipla.org/Content/ContentGroups/Legislative_Action/111th_Congress1/Testimony7/AIPLA-Letter-on-S515-Floor-Consideration-042809.pdf&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Patent Reform Act of 2009 - RIDGID Plumbing Forum, Woodworking ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ridgidforum.com/forum/showthread.php?p=240816" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-13:/commentary/5615041</id>
    <updated>2009-07-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>RIDGID Plumbing Forum, Woodworking Forum,... </name>
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It's back, trying to steal the rights of US inventors and patent holders. (S. 515/S. 610/H.R. 1260) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patent_Reform_Act_of_2009 &#183; http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s111-515. Tune in to C-SPAN now! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ridgidforum.com/forum/showthread.php?p=240816&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-13:/commentary/5559755</id>
    <updated>2009-07-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>RIDGID Plumbing Forum, Woodworking Forum,... </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
It's back, trying to steal the rights of US inventors and patent holders. (S. 515/S. 610/H.R. 1260) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patent_Reform_Act_of_2009 &#183; http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s111-515. Tune in to C-SPAN now! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ridgidforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26892&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>kdj: Intellectual Property advocate appointed</title>
    <link href="http://kdj-kdj.blogspot.com/2009/07/intellectual-property-advocate.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-06:/commentary/5474538</id>
    <updated>2009-07-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>kdj </name>
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&quot;The appointment is also beneficial for the continued progress of S. 515, the Patent Reform Act of 2009. As the patent reform bill proceeds through the legislative process, David will be able to provide guidance on the technical changes ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kdj-kdj.blogspot.com/2009/07/intellectual-property-advocate.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>statesman.com | Sen. Cornyn booed at Capitol &quot;tea party&quot; | Postcards</title>
    <link href="http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/politics/entries/2009/07/04/cornyn_booed_at_capitol_tea_pa.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-03:/commentary/5550101</id>
    <updated>2009-07-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Postcards </name>
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The Junior RINO USA Senator John Cornyn is again a sponsor of the &#226;&#8364;&#339;un-dead&#226;&#8364;* nightmare bill with the now updated Orwellian title &#226;&#8364;&#339;Patent Reform Act of 2009&#226;&#8364;* (S.515). Cornyn continues to undermine USA jobs, productivity, innovation, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/politics/entries/2009/07/04/cornyn_booed_at_capitol_tea_pa.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>statesman.com | Sen. Cornyn booed at Capitol &quot;tea party&quot; | Postcards</title>
    <link href="http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/politics/entries/2009/07/04/cornyn_booed_at_capitol_tea_pa.html?cxntfid=blogs_postcards" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-03:/commentary/5510632</id>
    <updated>2009-07-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Postcards </name>
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The Junior RINO USA Senator John Cornyn is again a sponsor of the &#226;&#8364;&#339;un-dead&#226;&#8364;* nightmare bill with the now updated Orwellian title &#226;&#8364;&#339;Patent Reform Act of 2009&#226;&#8364;* (S.515). Cornyn continues to undermine USA jobs, productivity, innovation, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/politics/entries/2009/07/04/cornyn_booed_at_capitol_tea_pa.html?cxntfid=blogs_postcards&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>White House Announces Next USPTO Director - NP 2.0 Digital Media ...</title>
    <link href="http://web20.nixonpeabody.com/np20/np20blog/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=345" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-21:/commentary/5343092</id>
    <updated>2009-06-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NP 2.0 Blog: Posts </name>
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Kappos has been a strong proponent of patent reform efforts and has recently testified before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary to voice his support of S. 515, the Patent Reform Act of 2009. Specifically, Kappos advocated for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://web20.nixonpeabody.com/np20/np20blog/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=345&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>EETimes.com - IBM exec picked to head patent office</title>
    <link href="http://www.eetimes.com/rss/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=218100214&amp;amp;cid=RSSfeed_eetimes_newsRSS" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-20:/commentary/5448962</id>
    <updated>2009-06-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>ChannelFlash.com </name>
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He testified before Congress in March, speaking in favor of the draft Patent Reform Act of 2009 (S.515). In his testimony, Kappos talked about the rising number and complexity of patent applications. Despite hiring as many as 1000 new ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.eetimes.com/rss/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=218100214&amp;amp;cid=RSSfeed_eetimes_newsRSS&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>EETimes.com - IBM exec picked to head patent office</title>
    <link href="http://www.eetimes.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=218100214" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-20:/commentary/5387003</id>
    <updated>2009-06-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>ChannelFlash.com </name>
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He testified before Congress in March, speaking in favor of the draft Patent Reform Act of 2009 (S.515). In his testimony, Kappos talked about the rising number and complexity of patent applications. Despite hiring as many as 1000 new ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.eetimes.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=218100214&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Patent Proposal Puts Property and Innovation at Risk | The ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.heritage.org/Research/Reports/2009/06/Patent-Proposal-Puts-Property-and-Innovation-at-Risk" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-18:/commentary/8083544</id>
    <updated>2009-06-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Heritage Foundation Papers: Economy </name>
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Nonetheless, the U.S. Senate (S. 515) and the U.S. House of Representatives (H.R. 1260) are currently considering proposals to alter the American patent system. While some components of these bills are positive, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.heritage.org/Research/Reports/2009/06/Patent-Proposal-Puts-Property-and-Innovation-at-Risk&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Patent Proposal Puts Property and Innovation at Risk</title>
    <link href="http://www.heritage.org/research/legalissues/lm0040.cfm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-18:/commentary/5677153</id>
    <updated>2009-06-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Heritage Foundation Papers: Economy </name>
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Nonetheless, the U.S. Senate (S. 515) and the U.S. House of Representatives (H.R. 1260) are currently considering proposals to alter the American patent system. While some components of these bills are positive, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.heritage.org/research/legalissues/lm0040.cfm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Patent Proposal Puts Property and Innovation at Risk</title>
    <link href="http://www.heritage.org/Research/LegalIssues/lm0040.cfm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-18:/commentary/5314735</id>
    <updated>2009-06-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Heritage Foundation Papers </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Nonetheless, the U.S. Senate (S. 515) and the U.S. House of Representatives (H.R. 1260) are currently considering proposals to alter the American patent system. While some components of these bills are positive, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.heritage.org/Research/LegalIssues/lm0040.cfm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>President Obama Intends to Appoint Kappos as PTO Head | IPWatchdog ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2009/06/18/president-obama-intends-to-appoint-kappos-as-pto-head/id=4181/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-17:/commentary/5411512</id>
    <updated>2009-06-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>IPWatchdog.com | Patent Copyright Trademark </name>
    </author>
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I read Kappos' congressional testimony concerning S. 515. I think it's smart to encourage as much administrative post-allowance activity as possible. I would have no problem making a new allowability determination if I was presented ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2009/06/18/president-obama-intends-to-appoint-kappos-as-pto-head/id=4181/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>just_n_examiner: New USPTO Web Page</title>
    <link href="http://just-n-examiner.livejournal.com/36467.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-10:/commentary/5401192</id>
    <updated>2009-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Just a Patent Examiner </name>
    </author>
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According to Patently-O, The Patent Reform Act of 2009 (S.515 and H.R.1260), would give &quot;the PTO the power to set its fees, including reducing fees&quot;. also, according to the last POPA newsletter ... POPA is circulating to members of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://just-n-examiner.livejournal.com/36467.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Intellectual Property Watch &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; French Minister Says ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/2009/06/10/french-minister-says-hadopi-law-a-21st-century-reality/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-08:/commentary/5223030</id>
    <updated>2009-06-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Intellectual Property Watch </name>
    </author>
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The senator, who withdrew his support for the Senate patent reform bill, S. 515, after inequitable conduct reform was taken out, said in the end, that provision will be in the final version - somehow. Inequitable conduct reform is aimed ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/2009/06/10/french-minister-says-hadopi-law-a-21st-century-reality/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Nearshore Journal &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; Given a Voice on Patent Reform ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.nearshorejournal.com/2009/06/04/given-a-voice-on-patent-reform-by-aipr-inventors-send-a-clear-message/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-03:/commentary/5223031</id>
    <updated>2009-06-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Nearshore Journal </name>
    </author>
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Congress is currently considering the Patent Reform Act of 2009 (Senate bill S. 515 and House bill H.R. 1260), and a broad coalition of organizations have voiced opposition to this proposed legislation, which seeks to weaken patent ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nearshorejournal.com/2009/06/04/given-a-voice-on-patent-reform-by-aipr-inventors-send-a-clear-message/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Internet Sightings: May 2009 posting</title>
    <link href="http://internetsightings.blogspot.com/2009/06/may-2009-posting.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-31:/commentary/5440537</id>
    <updated>2009-05-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Internet Sightings </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The 4/1/09 blog reviews recent happenings in Congress concerning S.515 to amend the patent statutes. See also the posting on 4/10. &#194;&#183; The 4/6/09 email asks if secured creditors must be consulted during prosecution of an application in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://internetsightings.blogspot.com/2009/06/may-2009-posting.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Compromise on Patent System : ITECS Insider</title>
    <link href="http://itecsinsider.com/?p=7130" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-26:/commentary/5120796</id>
    <updated>2009-05-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>ITECS Insider </name>
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said he did not think the bill (S. 515, approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee last month) was necessarily the best approach to patent reform, particularly on the thorny matter of how to calculate damage awards in successful patent ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://itecsinsider.com/?p=7130&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Patent Docs: Docs at Bio: Patent Reform Super Session</title>
    <link href="http://www.patentdocs.org/2009/05/docs-at-bio-patent-reform-super-session.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-26:/commentary/5112102</id>
    <updated>2009-05-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Patent Docs </name>
    </author>
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In his final remarks on patent reform, Mr. Armitage voiced the hope that the bill recently voted out of the Judiciary Committee (S. 515) on a 15-4 vote might be the &quot;end of the beginning&quot; of Congressional patent reform, and mentioned ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentdocs.org/2009/05/docs-at-bio-patent-reform-super-session.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>APLU Releases Overview of Patent Reform Legislation: University of ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.washington.edu/federalrelations/aplu-releases-overview-of-patent-reform-legislation/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-20:/commentary/9541741</id>
    <updated>2009-05-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>University of Washington Federal Relations </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
We write to inform you about S. 515, the Patent Reform Act of 2009, and our associations&amp;#39; engagement in the Congressional patent reform process begun four years ago. S. 515 modifies U.S. patent law in ways that strengthen the system&amp;#39;s ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washington.edu/federalrelations/aplu-releases-overview-of-patent-reform-legislation/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Korean Drama Mp3 &#187; korean patent attorneys association</title>
    <link href="http://numjai.info/korean-patent-attorneys-association" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-20:/commentary/8677537</id>
    <updated>2009-05-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Korean Drama Mp3 </name>
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Duffy also noted that the reaction to the demonopolization movement had not been favorable, pointing to a section of the Senate patent reform bill (S. 515), which labels search and examination functions as &amp;quot;sovereign,&amp;quot; and requires ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://numjai.info/korean-patent-attorneys-association&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Martindale.com - Legal Article: 2009 Patent Reform Bills Include ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.martindale.com/intellectual-property-law/article_Edwards-Angell-Palmer-Dodge-LLP_695812.htm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-20:/commentary/5120797</id>
    <updated>2009-05-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Intellectual property Articles on Martindale.com </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
2009 Patent Reform Bills Include Some Changes: Law article by ; On March 3, 2009, HR 1260 and S. 515 were introduced in Congress. These bills are similar to patent reform legislation introduced, but not enacted, in prior years.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.martindale.com/intellectual-property-law/article_Edwards-Angell-Palmer-Dodge-LLP_695812.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Amended Patent Reform Bill Approved : Flat Fee Patents</title>
    <link href="http://www.flat-fee-patents.com/2009/05/amended-patent-reform-bill-approved/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-20:/commentary/5069468</id>
    <updated>2009-05-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Flat Fee Patents </name>
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On April 2, 2009, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved the amended Patent Reform Bill S. 515 by a 15-4 vote. The bill touches on calculating damages, but makes it the responsibility of the Court to determine damages based on &#226;&#8364;&#339;any ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flat-fee-patents.com/2009/05/amended-patent-reform-bill-approved/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>APLU Releases Overview of Patent Reform Legislation : Federal ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.washington.edu/externalaffairs/fedrelations/aplu-releases-overview-of-patent-reform-legislation/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-20:/commentary/5069466</id>
    <updated>2009-05-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Federal Relations </name>
    </author>
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We write to inform you about S. 515, the Patent Reform Act of 2009, and our associations' engagement in the Congressional patent reform process begun four years ago. S. 515 modifies U.S. patent law in ways that strengthen the system's ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washington.edu/externalaffairs/fedrelations/aplu-releases-overview-of-patent-reform-legislation/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Shvoong: Also Christians come out against patent reform</title>
    <link href="http://shvoong.blogspot.com/2009/05/also-christians-come-out-against-patent.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-20:/commentary/5058407</id>
    <updated>2009-05-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Shvoong </name>
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We are writing to ask you to strongly oppose the passage of The Patent Reform Act of 2009, S. 515 and HR. 1260, legislation sponsored by Senator Leahy and Rep. Conyers, respectively. These bills, under the mantle of &quot;reform&quot;, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://shvoong.blogspot.com/2009/05/also-christians-come-out-against-patent.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>California Healthcare Institute: BIO Kicks Off with Sessions and ...</title>
    <link href="http://californiahealthcareinstitute.blogspot.com/2009/05/bio-kicks-off-with-sessions-and.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-18:/commentary/5049715</id>
    <updated>2009-05-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>California Healthcare Institute </name>
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CHI supports S. 515, the patent reform bill by Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont.) But strong patent protection in the biotech industry is only half of the story. The data exclusivity protections in the competing follow-on biologics measures ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://californiahealthcareinstitute.blogspot.com/2009/05/bio-kicks-off-with-sessions-and.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Patent Reform Advocates Challenge Andy Grove | IPWatchdog.com ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2009/05/19/patent-reform-advocates-challenge-andy-grove/id=3541/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-18:/commentary/5049714</id>
    <updated>2009-05-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>IPWatchdog </name>
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&#226;&#8364;&#339;Senate Bill S. 515 has been touted as a compromise on the damages issue,&#226;&#8364;* continued Rappaport, an inventor with 22 patents and an entrepreneur who founded IP Checkups. &#226;&#8364;&#339;It is only a compromise between two specific industries and more ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2009/05/19/patent-reform-advocates-challenge-andy-grove/id=3541/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Intellectual Property Watch &#187; Blog Archive &#187; US Patent Reform ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/2009/05/18/us-patent-reform-prospects-unclear-first-to-file-clause-questioned/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-17:/commentary/6748258</id>
    <updated>2009-05-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Intellectual Property Watch </name>
    </author>
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S. 515 calls for the adoption of &#8220;first-inventor-to-file&#8221; system with a one-year grace period; basing priority on the first application. But there appears to be a loophole for the inventor who first discloses his invention, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/2009/05/18/us-patent-reform-prospects-unclear-first-to-file-clause-questioned/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Patent Prospector: First to Flunk</title>
    <link href="http://www.patenthawk.com/blog/2009/05/first_to_flunk.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-17:/commentary/5041988</id>
    <updated>2009-05-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Patent Prospector </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Faux First-to-File: The first-to-file system envisioned by Leahy S.515 has a gaping loophole for the inventor who first discloses his invention to be free from prior art even though a second party publishes before the filing date if ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patenthawk.com/blog/2009/05/first_to_flunk.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Patent Reform Update &#194;&#171; Inventive Step</title>
    <link href="http://inventivestep.net/2009/05/18/patent-reform-update/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-17:/commentary/5041987</id>
    <updated>2009-05-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Inventive Step </name>
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These include the Senate Judiciary Committee's report on S. 515, the union letter responding to the report, and Chief Judge Michel's comments on the testimony before the judiciary committees. On May 12, Senate Judiciary Committee ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://inventivestep.net/2009/05/18/patent-reform-update/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Intellectual Property Socialism: Part III Patent Legislation ...</title>
    <link href="http://hallingblog.com/2009/05/18/intellectual-property-socialism-part-iii-patent-legislation-supreme-court-rulling-since-2000/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-16:/commentary/5041989</id>
    <updated>2009-05-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>State of Innovation </name>
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[3] H.R. 1260 and S. 515 (2009). [4] Because of this, it is incorrect to state that a patent is a monopoly. A legal monopoly is a right to a market and includes both the exclusive right to sell into that market and the right to exclude ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hallingblog.com/2009/05/18/intellectual-property-socialism-part-iii-patent-legislation-supreme-court-rulling-since-2000/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Patton Boggs | News | Senate Judiciary Committee&amp;#39;s Proposed Patent ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.pattonboggs.com/64/s1039/News/Detail.aspx?news=51f0cb7d-8cdd-4fff-a5e8-096cf6325640&amp;amp;RSS=true" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-11:/commentary/7476834</id>
    <updated>2009-05-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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On May 12, the Senate Judiciary Committee released its report on the proposed Patent Reform Act of 2009 (S. 515). The report includes a section-by-section summary of the bill, Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimates, and a Regulatory ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pattonboggs.com/64/s1039/News/Detail.aspx?news=51f0cb7d-8cdd-4fff-a5e8-096cf6325640&amp;amp;RSS=true&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Innovators Network: Magazines: Ask Not For Whom The Bell Tolls...</title>
    <link href="http://blog.innovators-network.org/2009/05/techcrunchcom-many-people-have-heard-the-never-ending-stream-of-news-about-the-coming-death-of-printer-media-with-newspaper.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-10:/commentary/5026446</id>
    <updated>2009-05-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Innovators Network </name>
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PatentBaristas.com: So, who's afraid of both S. 515 and H.R. 1260? You should be, if the Innovation Alliance has any sway with your opinions. Stephen Albainy-Jenei's recent piece, Will Proposed New Post-Grant Review Procedures Invite ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.innovators-network.org/2009/05/techcrunchcom-many-people-have-heard-the-never-ending-stream-of-news-about-the-coming-death-of-printer-media-with-newspaper.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congressional Budget Office: Patent Reform Act Will Cost $3 ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.farmanux.com/wpnews/2009/05/congressional-budget-office-patent-reform-act-will-cost-3-million/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-07:/commentary/4961758</id>
    <updated>2009-05-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>PharmaCompanies.info </name>
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According to the Congressional Budget Office, the increase in direct spending under Patent Reform Act of 2009 (S.515) would total $3 million over the 2010-2019 period. The report was ordered by the Senate Judiciary Committee: SUMMARY ...&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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    <title>Edwards Angell Palmer &amp; Dodge - Newsstand</title>
    <link href="http://www.eapdlaw.com/newsstand/Detail.aspx?news=1595" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-05:/commentary/4972442</id>
    <updated>2009-05-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
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On March 3, 2009, H.R. 1260 and S. 515 were introduced in Congress. These bills are similar to patent reform legislation introduced, but not enacted, in prior years. Both bills include provisions for transition from a &#226;&#8364;&#339;first to invent&#226;&#8364;* ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.eapdlaw.com/newsstand/Detail.aspx?news=1595&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>April 28, 2009 The Honorable Harry Reid The Honorable Mitch ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-03:/commentary/4927786</id>
    <updated>2009-05-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
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express our strong support for prompt Floor consideration by the Senate of S. 515, the Patent. Reform Act of 2009. On balance, we view the Judiciary Committee's approved product as a major step toward significant and productive patent ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aipla.org/template.cfm?template=/contentmanagement/contentdisplay.cfm&amp;amp;contentid=21186&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Google's sea-based data center patent highlights the narrow focus ...</title>
    <link href="http://promotetheprogress.com/blog/googles-sea-based-data-center-patent-highlights-the-narrow-focus-of-the-companys-call-for-patent-reform/1221/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-03:/commentary/4927784</id>
    <updated>2009-05-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Promote the Progress blog </name>
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The Patent Reform Act of 2009 - Interlocutory claim construction appeals create a whole new patent backlogBoth the House (H.R. 1260) and Senate (S.515) versions of... Senate amendments to the Patent Reform Act of 2009The Senate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://promotetheprogress.com/blog/googles-sea-based-data-center-patent-highlights-the-narrow-focus-of-the-companys-call-for-patent-reform/1221/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S. 515</title>
    <link href="http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index=10108&amp;amp;sequence=0&amp;amp;from=6" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-30:/commentary/5840221</id>
    <updated>2009-04-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Recent CBO Cost Estimates </name>
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE. COST ESTIMATE. April 30, 2009. S. 515. Patent Reform Act of 2009. As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on April 2, 2009. SUMMARY. S. 515 would amend various provisions of current law ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index=10108&amp;amp;sequence=0&amp;amp;from=6&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S. 515</title>
    <link href="http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/cbos515.pdf" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-30:/commentary/5120794</id>
    <updated>2009-04-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Recent CBO Cost Estimates </name>
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE. COST ESTIMATE. April 30, 2009. S. 515. Patent Reform Act of 2009. As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on April 2, 2009. SUMMARY. S. 515 would amend various provisions of current law ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/cbos515.pdf&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S. 515</title>
    <link href="http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=10108" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-30:/commentary/4936572</id>
    <updated>2009-04-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Recent CBO Cost Estimates </name>
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE. COST ESTIMATE. April 30, 2009. S. 515. Patent Reform Act of 2009. As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on April 2, 2009. SUMMARY. S. 515 would amend various provisions of current law ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=10108&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S. 515</title>
    <link href="http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdoc.cfm?index=10108&amp;amp;type=1" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-30:/commentary/4888781</id>
    <updated>2009-04-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>CBO's Latest 10 Documents </name>
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE. COST ESTIMATE. April 30, 2009. S. 515. Patent Reform Act of 2009. As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on April 2, 2009. SUMMARY. S. 515 would amend various provisions of current law ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdoc.cfm?index=10108&amp;amp;type=1&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>BIO Urges Congress On Patent Reform: First, Do No Harm ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.farmanux.com/wpnews/2009/04/bio-urges-congress-on-patent-reform-first-do-no-harm/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-29:/commentary/4881678</id>
    <updated>2009-04-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>PharmaCompanies.info </name>
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(The Senate Committee on the Judiciary recently amended S. 515, the Senate counterpart to the Patent Reform Act of 2009, to no longer include provisions allowing for ex parte or inter partes reexamination on the basis of &#226;&#8364;&#339;on sale&#226;&#8364;* or ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.farmanux.com/wpnews/2009/04/bio-urges-congress-on-patent-reform-first-do-no-harm/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>IPBiz: &quot;Laws against stealing America's intellectual property&quot;</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-28:/commentary/4875438</id>
    <updated>2009-04-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Last week, I joined with Senator Hatch, Chairman Conyers and Mr. Smith to reintroduce the bipartisan, bicameral Patent Reform Act of 2009 (S.515). This Committee was able to report patent reform legislation in the last Congress, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ipbiz.blogspot.com/2009/04/laws-against-stealing-americas.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Patent Docs: CHI CEO on Patent Reform and Follow-on Biologics ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.patentdocs.org/2009/04/chi-ceo-on-patent-reform-and-followon-biologics-legislation.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-28:/commentary/4868780</id>
    <updated>2009-04-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Patent Docs </name>
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Dr. Gollaher was particularly interested in recent developments concerning H.R. 1260, the companion bill to the Senate patent reform bill (S. 515) voted out of Committee earlier this month, and H.R. 1548, the follow-on biologics bill ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentdocs.org/2009/04/chi-ceo-on-patent-reform-and-followon-biologics-legislation.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>IAM Magazine - IAM Blog - Reader responses, part 1 - US patent ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.iam-magazine.com/ctredir.ashx?g=05081e3c-6205-41c7-a075-e7f5529c55fd" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-22:/commentary/6027654</id>
    <updated>2009-04-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>IAM magazine - Blog </name>
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The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 15-4 on April 3rd to send S. 515, as amended, to the Senate floor. I watched the final committee hearing on the Internet. The committee members emphasized that this bill a compromise. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.iam-magazine.com/ctredir.ashx?g=05081e3c-6205-41c7-a075-e7f5529c55fd&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>IAM Magazine - IAM Blog - Reader responses, part 1 - US patent ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.iam-magazine.com/blog/detail.aspx?g=05081e3c-6205-41c7-a075-e7f5529c55fd" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-22:/commentary/4848026</id>
    <updated>2009-04-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>IAM magazine - Blog </name>
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The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 15-4 on April 3rd to send S. 515, as amended, to the Senate floor. I watched the final committee hearing on the Internet. The committee members emphasized that this bill a compromise. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.iam-magazine.com/blog/detail.aspx?g=05081e3c-6205-41c7-a075-e7f5529c55fd&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>IP and Computer Law Update April 2009</title>
    <link href="http://business.cch.com/updates/ip/april2009.htm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-18:/commentary/4807058</id>
    <updated>2009-04-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>IP and Computer Law Update </name>
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The Senate Judiciary Committee voted on April 2 19-4 to report S. 515, the Patent Reform Act of 2009. The legislation was introduced in March by Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and the committee&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s former chairman, Sen. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://business.cch.com/updates/ip/april2009.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Patent Docs: Dickinson and Figg on Patent Reform</title>
    <link href="http://www.patentdocs.org/2009/04/dickinson-and-figg-on-patent-reform.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-16:/commentary/4786833</id>
    <updated>2009-04-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
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With respect to the willful infringement provision in S. 515, Mr. Figg noted that the ABA Section of IP Law Committee, of which he is a member, had not yet developed a position on the S. 515 provision, which codifies the objective ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentdocs.org/2009/04/dickinson-and-figg-on-patent-reform.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>How Recent Patent Developments May Be Creating a &#226;&#8364;&#339;Perfect Storm ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-15:/commentary/4786834</id>
    <updated>2009-04-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Association of Patent Law Firms </name>
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Eli Lilly, In re Porro), patent reform (S. 515 and S. 650), the patentability of medical diagnostic claims (Claessen Immunotherapies v. Biogen Idec), and the fate of the proposed claims and continuations rules (Tafas v. Doll). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aplf.org/how-recent-patent/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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&#1512;&#1508;&#1493;&#1512;&#1502;&#1514; &#1492;&#1508;&#1496;&#1504;&#1496;&#1497;&#1501; &#1489;&#1488;&#1512;&#1492;&#8221;&#1489; &#1504;&#1511;&#1512;&#1488;&#1514; &#8220;Patent Reform Act of 2009 S. 515 &#8211; A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform.&#8221; &#1492;&#1492;&#1510;&#1506;&#1492; &#1492;&#1493;&#1510;&#1490;&#1492; &#1489;3 &#1489;&#1502;&#1512;&#1509; 2009, &#1492;&#1493;&#1506;&#1491;&#1492; &#1492;&#1488;&#1495;&#1512;&#1488;&#1497;&#1514; &#1492;&#1497;&#1504;&#1492; Senate J&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.israelip.co.il/2009/04/13/%D7%A4%D7%98%D7%A0%D7%98-%D7%A8%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%9E%D7%AA-%D7%94%D7%A4%D7%98%D7%A0%D7%98%D7%99%D7%9D-%D7%91-%D7%90%D7%A8%D7%94%D7%91/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Patent Reform Bill Advances | Latest News | Chemical &amp; Engineering ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-12:/commentary/4760906</id>
    <updated>2009-04-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The legislation (S. 515), which the committee passed before Congress&#226;&#8364;&#8482; spring recess, will now be considered by the full Senate. It has been embraced by a variety of interest groups that have been fighting for more than six years over ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pubs.acs.org/cen/news/87/i15/8715notw9.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>What Patent Reform Means for Virginia : Virginia IP Law</title>
    <link href="http://www.virginiaiplaw.com/2009/04/articles/patent-litigation/what-patent-reform-means-for-virginia/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+VirginiaIpLaw+(Virginia+IP+Law)" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-09:/commentary/7990739</id>
    <updated>2009-04-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Virginia IP Law </name>
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On April 2, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed a compromise version of S. 515, the Patent Reform Act (the &#8220;Act&#8221;). The original bill can be found here, and the amended bill is here. A few observations on the Act&amp;#39;s impact on litigation ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virginiaiplaw.com/2009/04/articles/patent-litigation/what-patent-reform-means-for-virginia/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+VirginiaIpLaw+(Virginia+IP+Law)&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Two reasons why the Patent Reform Act of 2009 is going nowhere ...</title>
    <link href="http://promotetheprogress.com/two-reasons-why-the-patent-reform-act-of-2009-is-going-nowherefor-now/1213/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-09:/commentary/6943619</id>
    <updated>2009-04-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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If the Committee publishes a report, potential interesting content includes the dissenting views of Senator Kyl, who has introduced a competing patent reform bill (S.610 [.pdf]) and represents the most visible opposition to S.515, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://promotetheprogress.com/two-reasons-why-the-patent-reform-act-of-2009-is-going-nowherefor-now/1213/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>EagleForum.org: Opposition Mounts to Patent Reform Act of 2009</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-09:/commentary/4778467</id>
    <updated>2009-04-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>EagleForum.org </name>
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We are writing to ask you to strongly oppose the passage of The Patent Reform Act of 2009, S. 515 and HR. 1260, legislation sponsored by Senator Leahy and Rep. Conyers, respectively. These bills, under the mantle of &quot;reform,&quot; will ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.eagleforum.org/blog/2009/04/opposition-mounts-to-patent-reform-act.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>What Patent Reform Means for Virginia : Virginia IP Law</title>
    <link href="http://www.virginiaiplaw.com/2009/04/articles/patent-litigation/what-patent-reform-means-for-virginia/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-09:/commentary/4760907</id>
    <updated>2009-04-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Virginia IP Law </name>
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On April 2, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed a compromise version of S. 515, the Patent Reform Act (the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Act&#226;&#8364;*). The original bill can be found here, and the amended bill is here. A few observations on the Act&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s impact...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virginiaiplaw.com/2009/04/articles/patent-litigation/what-patent-reform-means-for-virginia/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Two reasons why the Patent Reform Act of 2009 is going nowhere ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-09:/commentary/4742841</id>
    <updated>2009-04-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Promote the Progress blog </name>
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If the Committee publishes a report, potential interesting content includes the dissenting views of Senator Kyl, who has introduced a competing patent reform bill (S.610 [.pdf]) and represents the most visible opposition to S.515, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://promotetheprogress.com/blog/two-reasons-why-the-patent-reform-act-of-2009-is-going-nowherefor-now/1213/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Patent Reform Act of 2009, as reported by Senate Judiciary ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-04-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The GPO has published S.515, the Patent Reform Act of 2009, as reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on April 2, 2009. You can view/download a .pdf of the reported version of the bill here. Share this post: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://promotetheprogress.com/patent-reform-act-of-2009-as-reported-by-senate-judiciary-committee/1209/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved an amended form of S.515. Some notes on the first-to-file portion of the amended bill: S515Amended.pdf &#194;&#183; First-to-File: One of the greatest changes to ordinary prosecution would be...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://patentlyo.com/patent/2009/04/patent-reform-first-to-file.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Patent Law Blog (Patently-O) &#183; Patent Reform: First to File - Patent Reform 2009 is rolling along. The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved an amended form of S.515. Some notes on the first-to-file portion of the ame... 6 hours ago ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://karina-in-ip.blogspot.com/2009/04/obvious-to-try.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Patent Reform Act of 2009, as reported by Senate Judiciary Committee</title>
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    <updated>2009-04-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Promote the Progress blog </name>
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The GPO has published S.515, the Patent Reform Act of 2009, as reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on April 2, 2009. You can view/download a .pdf of the reported version of the bill here. If you enjoyed this post, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://promotetheprogress.com/blog/patent-reform-act-of-2009-as-reported-by-senate-judiciary-committee/1209/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Congress has been debating the need to revise U.S. patent law for years, and, while the debate certainly is not over, a significant hurdle was passed last week when the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 15-4 to move S.515, as amended, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.naver.com/PostView.nhn?blogId=innostudy&amp;amp;logNo=70045275793&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Patent Law Blog (Patently-O): Patent Reform: First to File</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-08:/commentary/4734782</id>
    <updated>2009-04-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved an amended form of S.515. Some notes on the first-to-file portion of the amended bill: S515Amended.pdf &#194;&#183; First-to-File: One of the greatest changes to ordinary prosecution would be...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2009/04/patent-reform-first-to-file.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Challenging Patent Reform First-to-File Provision | IPWatchdog.com ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-07:/commentary/9060753</id>
    <updated>2009-04-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The First-To-File (FTF) provisions of S. 515 do not merely amend &#167; 102(g) for resolving interference issues in favor of the first to file. Rather, they radically change most subsections of &#167; 102 and &#167; 103 to redefine what prior art ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ipwatchdog.com/2009/04/08/challenging-patent-reform-first-to-file-provision/id=2475/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Open CRS - CRS Reports for the People</title>
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    <updated>2009-04-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Current legislative reform efforts (H.R. 1260, S. 515, and S. 610) also would address several issues of concern, including the quality of issued patents, the expense and complexity of patent litigation, harmonization of U.S. patent law ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://opencrs.com/document/R40481/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Patent Reform in the 111th Congress: Innovation Issues: Open CRS ...</title>
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Current legislative reform efforts (H.R. 1260, S. 515, and S. 610) also would address several issues of concern, including the quality of issued patents, the expense and complexity of patent litigation, harmonization of U.S. patent law ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://opencrs.com/document/R40481&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H-Net Reviews</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-07:/commentary/4807060</id>
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Gilt &#226;&#8364;&#382;1848&#226;&#8364;&#339; im Wilhelminismus noch als &#226;&#8364;&#382;unfruchtbare Episode&#226;&#8364;&#339; (S. 514), sieht Weimar hier zumindest den &#226;&#8364;&#382;Siegeszug des Konstitutionalismus&#226;&#8364;&#339; (S. 515) besiegelt. Allen Epochen gemeinsam ist jedoch, dass sie die Revolution eher a&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.php?id=24627&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H-Net Reviews</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-07:/commentary/4769403</id>
    <updated>2009-04-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Gilt &#226;&#8364;&#382;1848&#226;&#8364;&#339; im Wilhelminismus noch als &#226;&#8364;&#382;unfruchtbare Episode&#226;&#8364;&#339; (S. 514), sieht Weimar hier zumindest den &#226;&#8364;&#382;Siegeszug des Konstitutionalismus&#226;&#8364;&#339; (S. 515) besiegelt. Allen Epochen gemeinsam ist jedoch, dass sie die Revolution eher a&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=24627&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Challenging Patent Reform First-to-File Provision | IPWatchdog.com ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2009/04/08/challenging-patent-reform-first-to-file-provision/id=2475/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-07:/commentary/4726839</id>
    <updated>2009-04-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>IPWatchdog.com | Intellectual Property Law </name>
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(1) We believe that the FTF proposals in S. 515 impermissibly deviate from the Patent Clause of the U.S. Constitution, as this clause had been consistently understood over two hundred years to secure the rights of first inventors to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2009/04/08/challenging-patent-reform-first-to-file-provision/id=2475/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senate committee approves Amended Patent reform Act of 2009 ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-06:/commentary/4769402</id>
    <updated>2009-04-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Patent-IP.com's space </name>
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4/3/2009 - Senate bill S. 515 as released from committee - http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=s111-515. 4/3/2009 -red line copy of Senate Bill S515 (from IPO.org website). http://www.ipo.org/AM/Template.cfm? ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://patent-ip.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!F38277E32784504E!166.entry&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Claim construction fun - Is a beer bong a siphon?</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-05:/commentary/4710892</id>
    <updated>2009-04-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Promote the Progress blog </name>
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The Patent Reform Act of 2009 - Interlocutory claim construction appeals create a whole new patent backlogBoth the House (H.R. 1260) and Senate (S.515) versions of... Posted in caselaw on April 6, 2009 tags: claim construction ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://promotetheprogress.com/blog/claim-construction-fun-is-a-beer-bong-a-siphon/1187/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>SIIA Congratulates Senate Judiciary Committee for Action on Patent ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-04:/commentary/4694092</id>
    <updated>2009-04-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Software Magazine </name>
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Following the strong vote by members of the Senate Judiciary Committee in favor of S. 515, the Patent Reform Act of 2009, the Software &amp; Information.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.softzine.net/siia-congratulates-senate-judiciary-committee-for-action-on-patent-reform.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Patent Reform Bill Vote Reactions Show Cooler Heads Can Prevail</title>
    <link href="http://www.patentbaristas.com/archives/2009/04/02/patent-reform-bill-vote-reactions-show-cooler-heads-can-prevail/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-02:/commentary/4911743</id>
    <updated>2009-04-02T22:52:50Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Patent Baristas</name>
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After seeing the  Senate Judiciary Committee   vote to approve  Senate bill  &lt;strong class=&quot;keyword&quot;&gt;S.515&lt;/strong&gt; , the Patent Reform Act of 2009 (Leahy, Hatch, Schumer, Whitehouse) ...  to the Patent Reform Act of 2009 (&lt;strong class=&quot;keyword&quot;&gt;S.515&lt;/st&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentbaristas.com/archives/2009/04/02/patent-reform-bill-vote-reactions-show-cooler-heads-can-prevail/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Sonnenschein Nath &amp;amp; Rosenthal LLP - Senate Approves Patent Reform Bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.sonnenschein.com/pubs/clientalerts/Senate_Approves_Pate.xml" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-02:/commentary/8346431</id>
    <updated>2009-04-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Sonnenschein Intellectual Property and... </name>
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On April 2, 2009, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved patent reform legislation (S. 515 ) aimed at both improving the quality of patents issued by the United States Patent &amp;amp; Trademark Office (&amp;quot;PTO&amp;quot;) and increasing certainty among ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sonnenschein.com/pubs/clientalerts/Senate_Approves_Pate.xml&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Sonnenschein Nath &amp; Rosenthal LLP - Senate Approves Patent Reform Bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.sonnenschein.com/practice_areas/ipt2/pub_detail.aspx?id=50766&amp;amp;type=E-Alerts" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-02:/commentary/4754688</id>
    <updated>2009-04-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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On April 2, 2009, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved patent reform legislation (S. 515 ) aimed at both improving the quality of patents issued by the United States Patent &amp; Trademark Office (&quot;PTO&quot;) and increasing certainty among ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sonnenschein.com/practice_areas/ipt2/pub_detail.aspx?id=50766&amp;amp;type=E-Alerts&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Patent Reform Legislation ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.washington.edu/externalaffairs/fedrelations/senate-judiciary-committee-approves-patent-reform-legislation/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-02:/commentary/4734783</id>
    <updated>2009-04-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
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On Thursday April 2nd, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved Patent Reform Act of 2009 (S. 515) by 15-4 vote after an agreement was reach on how to award damages in infringement cases. The bill establishes judges as the mechanism for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washington.edu/externalaffairs/fedrelations/senate-judiciary-committee-approves-patent-reform-legislation/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Myth vs. Fact: What Will a Change to the Reasonable Royalty ...</title>
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Moreover, S.515 does not affect the separate damages rule allowing a patent owner to recover lost profits &#226;&#8364;&#8220; essentially business stolen by an infringer. That rule is applied in 40+% of all patent cases and is frequently invoked by ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hrtc.org/en/art/292/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Patent Docs: Senate &quot;Patent Reform&quot; Bill (S. 515) Voted out of ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-02:/commentary/4676039</id>
    <updated>2009-04-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
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By Kevin E. Noonan -- The &quot;tyranny of the majority&quot; has been the bane (or at least the peril) of representational democracy at least since Alexis de Tocqueville coined the term in 1835; more recently, Lani Guinier lost the nomination to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentdocs.org/2009/04/senate-patent-reform-bill-s-515-voted-out-of-judiciary-committee.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senate Judiciary Committee passes Patent Reform Act of 2009 to ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-01:/commentary/7033634</id>
    <updated>2009-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Promote the Progress blog </name>
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The GPO has published the S.515, The Patent Reform Act of 2009, as reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on April 2, 2009. [...] Two reasons why the Patent Reform Act of 2009 is going nowhere&#8230;.for now ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://promotetheprogress.com/senate-judiciary-committee-passes-patent-reform-act-of-2009-to-senate-floor/1170/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Patent Prospector: Hatched</title>
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... (expect the Federal Circuit to reduce such appeals to rarely approved, if you believe the Chief Judge's opposition) provisions, we can probably live with modified S. 515, although it's hardly &quot;reform&quot; in any sense of the word. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patenthawk.com/blog/2009/04/hatched.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senate Judiciary Committee Passes Senate Reform Bill | IPWatchdog ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-01:/commentary/4694095</id>
    <updated>2009-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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... we can probably live with modified S. 515, although it&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s hardly &#226;&#8364;&#339;reform&#226;&#8364;* in any sense of the word. Ironically, I also understand that the big supporter of this oxymoronic bill, the oxymoronic Coalition for Patent Fairness, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2009/04/02/senate-judiciary-committee-passes-senate-reform-bill/id=2426/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senate amendments to the Patent Reform Act of 2009</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-01:/commentary/4694094</id>
    <updated>2009-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Promote the Progress blog </name>
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The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to meet again today to continue its consideration of S.515, The Patent Reform Act of 2009. Several amendments to the Act have been proposed and will be considered, including changes to the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://promotetheprogress.com/blog/senate-amendments-to-the-patent-reform-act-of-2009/1168/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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WASHINGTON , April 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following the strong vote by members of the Senate Judiciary Committee today in favor of S. 515, the &quot;Patent Reform Act of 2009,&quot; the Software &amp; Information Industry Association (SIIA), ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.websitegear.com/view/110958&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>IPBiz: S.515 working its way through Senate?</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-01:/commentary/4667956</id>
    <updated>2009-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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S.515 working its way through Senate? ITBusinessEdge notes: Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania says: &quot;I believe that we are on the brink of an accommodation here.&quot; One recalls that Sen. Specter put the brakes on S.1145 the last time ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ipbiz.blogspot.com/2009/04/s515-working-its-way-through-senate.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senators reach key agreement on patent reform - NP 2.0 Digital ...</title>
    <link href="http://web20.nixonpeabody.com/np20/np20blog/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=323" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-31:/commentary/4769404</id>
    <updated>2009-03-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
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On Thursday, key members of the Senate announced that an agreement has been reached on the widely disputed damages provision of patent reform bill S. 515. Senators Leahy, Specter, and Feinstein have begun drafting an amendment to the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://web20.nixonpeabody.com/np20/np20blog/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=323&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Qualcomm Moderated Thread - please read rules before posting ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-31:/commentary/4676042</id>
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The compromise spans a broad range of issues including how damages are calculated in patent infringement cases, the most controversial part of the current bill in the Senate (S.515). Senators Patrick Leahy (D.-Vt.), Dianne Feinstein ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=25538447&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Patent Law Blog (Patently-O): Bits and Bytes: Patent Bill &amp; the ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2009/03/bits-and-bytes-patent-bill-the-patent-lobby.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-30:/commentary/4660291</id>
    <updated>2009-03-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Patent Law Blog (Patently-O) </name>
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Reform: Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee met shortly and announced that an agreement is &quot;close&quot; on all of the controversial issues and that the compromise will result in a major overhaul of S. 515. Gene Quinn has instant-comments.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2009/03/bits-and-bytes-patent-bill-the-patent-lobby.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Patent Docs: &quot;Progress&quot; on Senate &quot;Patent Reform&quot; Bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.patentdocs.org/2009/03/progress-on-senate-patent-reform-bill.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-30:/commentary/4660289</id>
    <updated>2009-03-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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By Kevin E. Noonan -- Today, the Senate Judiciary Executive Committee continued its Executive Business Meeting from last week and announced that &quot;significant&quot; progress had been made in reaching a compromise on S. 515 supported by ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentdocs.org/2009/03/progress-on-senate-patent-reform-bill.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congress Set to Consider Leahy-Hatch, Kyl Patent Reform Bills ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.siliconvalleyiplicensinglaw.com/blog/congress-set-to-consider-leahy-hatch-kyl-patent-reform-bills/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-26:/commentary/4660290</id>
    <updated>2009-03-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The full text of S. 515, the Leahy-Hatch bill is attached. Following the introduction of the Leahy-Hatch bill, Senator Kyl introduced a second bill, S 610, which is also attached. What is the key difference between the two bills? ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.siliconvalleyiplicensinglaw.com/blog/congress-set-to-consider-leahy-hatch-kyl-patent-reform-bills/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>patent reform, high tech, biotech, life sciences, Senator Kyl ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.californiabiotechlaw.com/archives/-legislative-developments-patent-reform-debate-revived-in-congress.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-26:/commentary/4617821</id>
    <updated>2009-03-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>California Biotech Law Blog </name>
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The first of the two bills, the Leahy-Hatch bill, S. 515, was introduced on March 3, 2009. According to a summary by the Congressional Research Service, the key points of this patent bill, also known as The Patent Reform Act of 2009, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.californiabiotechlaw.com/archives/-legislative-developments-patent-reform-debate-revived-in-congress.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Patent Docs: Senate Judiciary Committee Discusses S. 515 at ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.patentdocs.org/2009/03/senate-judiciary-committee-discusses-s-515-at-executive-business-meeting-adopts-technical-amendment-.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-26:/commentary/4617819</id>
    <updated>2009-03-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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By Christopher P. Singer -- The Senate Judiciary Committee held an Executive Business Meeting today to discuss, among other topics, the pending Patent Reform Bill, S. 515. The recorded meeting can be viewed here.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentdocs.org/2009/03/senate-judiciary-committee-discusses-s-515-at-executive-business-meeting-adopts-technical-amendment-.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Dueling Patent Bills - NP 2.0 Digital Media/Internet Law Blog</title>
    <link href="http://web20.nixonpeabody.com/np20/np20blog/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=317" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-23:/commentary/4694098</id>
    <updated>2009-03-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NP 2.0 Blog: Posts </name>
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S. 515 (Leahy). S. 610 (Kyl). Damages. &#194;&#183; Apportionment. &#194;&#183; Codifies objective recklessness for willful infringement. &#194;&#183; No such provision. &#194;&#183; Does not codify objective recklessness. Prior Art Citation ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://web20.nixonpeabody.com/np20/np20blog/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=317&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Dueling Patent Bills - NP 2.0 Digital Media/Internet Law Blog</title>
    <link href="http://web20.nixonpeabody.com/np20/np20blog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=317&amp;amp;Name=Dueling_Patent_Bills" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-23:/commentary/4636821</id>
    <updated>2009-03-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NP 2.0 Blog: Posts </name>
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S. 515 (Leahy). S. 610 (Kyl). Damages. &#194;&#183; Apportionment. &#194;&#183; Codifies objective recklessness for willful infringement. &#194;&#183; No such provision. &#194;&#183; Does not codify objective recklessness. Prior Art Citation ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://web20.nixonpeabody.com/np20/np20blog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=317&amp;amp;Name=Dueling_Patent_Bills&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Patent Docs: ABA IP Section Seeks Inequitable Conduct Reform</title>
    <link href="http://www.patentdocs.org/2009/03/aba-ip-section-seeks-inequitable-conduct-reform.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-23:/commentary/4588516</id>
    <updated>2009-03-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Patent Docs </name>
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Senator Leahy's patent reform bill (S. 515), which was introduced on March 3rd, does not contain an inequitable conduct provision (see &quot;Senate and House Introduce New Patent Reform Legislation&quot;). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentdocs.org/2009/03/aba-ip-section-seeks-inequitable-conduct-reform.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congress Matters :: This Week in Congress</title>
    <link href="http://www.congressmatters.com/storyonly/2009/3/22/22714/4645" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-22:/commentary/4588518</id>
    <updated>2009-03-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Div., Dept. of Justice. S. 515, Patent Reform Act of 2009 &#183; Yes. Commerce, Science and Transportation, Thu., 3/26, 10:30 a.m., PART I: Deceptive Health Insurance Industry Practices &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Are Consumers Getting What They Paid For? ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.congressmatters.com/storyonly/2009/3/22/22714/4645&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Shopfloor &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; Dispatch from the Front: The Week of ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.shopfloor.org/2009/03/23/dispatch-from-the-front-the-week-of-march-23/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-22:/commentary/4588517</id>
    <updated>2009-03-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee marks up S.515, the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Patent Reform Act of 2009.&#226;&#8364;* The Senate Republican Policy Committee this afternoon holds a hearing (partisan, no legislative authority) on what they&#226;&#8364;&#8482;re calling the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shopfloor.org/2009/03/23/dispatch-from-the-front-the-week-of-march-23/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>IAM Magazine - IAM Blog - Reasons to be happy ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.iam-magazine.com/blog/Detail.aspx?g=97c86075-0e5d-4e37-a2a8-553a9c332ec5" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-21:/commentary/4769409</id>
    <updated>2009-03-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>IAM magazine - Blog </name>
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The proponents of the new Patent Reform bills H.R. 1260 and S. 515 are lobbying very hard to force this legislation quickly through Congress. Many Democrats are supporting this legislation, which for a party of the small guy, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.iam-magazine.com/blog/Detail.aspx?g=97c86075-0e5d-4e37-a2a8-553a9c332ec5&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>IAM Magazine - IAM Blog - Reasons to be happy ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.iam-magazine.com/blog/detail.aspx?g=97c86075-0e5d-4e37-a2a8-553a9c332ec5" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-21:/commentary/4694097</id>
    <updated>2009-03-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>IAM magazine - Blog </name>
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The proponents of the new Patent Reform bills H.R. 1260 and S. 515 are lobbying very hard to force this legislation quickly through Congress. Many Democrats are supporting this legislation, which for a party of the small guy, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.iam-magazine.com/blog/detail.aspx?g=97c86075-0e5d-4e37-a2a8-553a9c332ec5&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Law360</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-19:/commentary/4644504</id>
    <updated>2009-03-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The Senate Judiciary Committee had scheduled an executive business meeting to review S. 515 this week, but leading members of the panel on Thursday pushed the meeting off until March... Login ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ip.law360.com/registrations/user_registration?article_id=92477&amp;amp;concurrency_check=false&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>2009 Patent Reform Update &#194;&#171; IP Spotlight</title>
    <link href="http://ipspotlight.com/2009/03/20/2009-patent-reform-update/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-19:/commentary/4636820</id>
    <updated>2009-03-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>IP Spotlight </name>
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In the meantime, House and Senate committees decided to delay consideration of the more comprehensive patent reform bills, S. 515 and H.R. 1260, that were introduced earlier this year. Several senators and representatives asked for the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ipspotlight.com/2009/03/20/2009-patent-reform-update/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Today on the Hill</title>
    <link href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/capitol-briefing/2009/03/today_on_the_hill_45.html?wprss=capitol-briefing" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-19:/commentary/4911744</id>
    <updated>2009-03-19T08:00:09Z</updated>
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The House and Senate are in session today. The House meets at 10 a.m ...  on &quot;Prospects for Engagement with Russia.&quot; 419 Dirksen. Senate Judiciary (10 a.m.): Meets to markup &lt;strong class=&quot;keyword&quot;&gt;S.515&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://voices.washingtonpost.com/capitol-briefing/2009/03/today_on_the_hill_45.html?wprss=capitol-briefing&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Daily Kos: Today in Congress</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-18:/commentary/4588521</id>
    <updated>2009-03-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Daily Kos </name>
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Department of Justice; S. 515, Patent Reform Act of 2009 &#183; Yes. Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Thu., 3/19, 10:00 a.m., Perspectives from main street on small business lending. No. Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, Thu., 3/19 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rss.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/CuQCc5FIWPA/-Today-in-Congress&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Daily Kos: Today in Congress</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-18:/commentary/4547503</id>
    <updated>2009-03-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Department of Justice; S. 515, Patent Reform Act of 2009 &#183; Yes. Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Thu., 3/19, 10:00 a.m., Perspectives from main street on small business lending. No. Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, Thu., 3/19 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feeds.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/CuQCc5FIWPA/-Today-in-Congress&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Grassroots Call To Conscious Action - Daily Briefing: 3.19.09 ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-18:/commentary/4543629</id>
    <updated>2009-03-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Senate Judiciary (10 a.m.): Meets to markup S.515, the &quot;Patent Reform Act of 2009&quot;; and to vote on the nomination of Dawn Johnsen to be assistant attorney general in the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel. 226 Dirksen. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://grassrootscalltoconsciousaction.blogspot.com/2009/03/31909-today-on-hill.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congress Matters ::</title>
    <link href="http://www.congressmatters.com/storyonly/2009/3/19/82422/2293" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-18:/commentary/4543627</id>
    <updated>2009-03-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Department of Justice; S. 515, Patent Reform Act of 2009 &#183; Yes. Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Thu., 3/19, 10:00 a.m., Perspectives from main street on small business lending. No. Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, Thu., 3/19 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.congressmatters.com/storyonly/2009/3/19/82422/2293&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Patent Reform Debate Has a Sense of Deja Vu &#194;&#171; Inventive Step</title>
    <link href="http://inventivestep.net/2009/03/19/patent-reform-debate-has-a-sense-of-deja-vu/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-18:/commentary/4543624</id>
    <updated>2009-03-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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S. 610 differs from the earlier introduced bills (S. 515 and H.R. 1260) in several respects. First, S. 610 does not seek to codify the Federal Circuit&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s In re Seagate decision regarding inequitable conduct. It does, however, seek to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://inventivestep.net/2009/03/19/patent-reform-debate-has-a-sense-of-deja-vu/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - S.650 Federal Death Penalty ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-03-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Eli Lilly, In re Porro), patent reform (S. 515 and S. 650), the patentability of medical diagnostic claims (Claessen Immunotherapies v. Biogen Idec), and the fate of the proposed claims and continuations rules (Tafas v. Doll). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s650/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Good News, Bad News on Patent Reform | IPWatchdog.com ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-17:/commentary/4543626</id>
    <updated>2009-03-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Even with provisions making inequitable conduct more difficult to allege and prove (which probably don&#226;&#8364;&#8482;t go far enough for reasons I&#226;&#8364;&#8482;ll present shortly), S. 515/H.R. 1260 are still very bad news, so much so, that I would be happy if ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2009/03/18/good-news-bad-news-on-patent-reform/id=2224/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Economyincrisis.org - America's Economic Report - Daily</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-17:/commentary/4543625</id>
    <updated>2009-03-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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We are writing to ask you to strongly oppose the passage of The Patent Reform Act of 2009, S. 515 and HR. 1260, legislation sponsored by Senator Leahy and Rep. Conyers, respectively. These bills, under the mantle of &quot;reform,&quot; will ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.economyincrisis.org/articles/show/2616&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-03-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The Senate version is S. 515, and the House version is H.R. 1260. Intellectual Property Owners Association's Legislative Action Center. American Intellectual Property Law Association's Legislation page. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.eapdlaw.com/newsstand/Detail.aspx?news=1564&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Patent Docs: MAPP Economist Advises Congress on Damages Provision</title>
    <link href="http://www.patentdocs.org/2009/03/mapp-economist-advises-congress-on-damages-provision.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-16:/commentary/4537650</id>
    <updated>2009-03-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Last month, prior to the introduction of the Senate (S. 515) and House (H.R. 1260) patent reform bills, Dr. Shane met with &quot;key House and Senate offices&quot; to discuss his economic analysis of an apportionment approach for calculating ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentdocs.org/2009/03/mapp-economist-advises-congress-on-damages-provision.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - S.610 A bill to amend title 35 ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s610/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-15:/commentary/4644502</id>
    <updated>2009-03-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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You should also see what Senator Kyl is proposing in his alternative to S.515 (called S.610). The best that can be said for the Kyl bill is that it at least addresses this &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;plague,&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172; but does so in a manner that is at least as ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s610/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Congress Matters :: This Week in Congress</title>
    <link href="http://www.congressmatters.com/storyonly/2009/3/16/8203/53657" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-15:/commentary/4518374</id>
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Department of Justice; S. 515, Patent Reform Act of 2009 &#183; Yes. Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Thu., 3/19, 10:00 a.m., Perspectives from main street on small business lending. No. Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, Thu., 3/19 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.congressmatters.com/storyonly/2009/3/16/8203/53657&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Shopfloor &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; Dispatch from the Front: The Week of ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.shopfloor.org/2009/03/16/dispatch-from-the-front-the-week-of-march-16/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-15:/commentary/4518373</id>
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On Wednesday the committee considers nuclear energy development; Thursday its topic is the Appliance Standards Improvement Act. The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday marks up S. 515, the Patent Reform Act of 209. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shopfloor.org/2009/03/16/dispatch-from-the-front-the-week-of-march-16/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Two things to keep in mind when Google calls for patent reform</title>
    <link href="http://promotetheprogress.com/blog/two-things-to-keep-in-mind-when-google-calls-for-patent-reform/1126/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-15:/commentary/4518371</id>
    <updated>2009-03-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Promote the Progress blog </name>
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The Patent Reform Act of 2009 - Interlocutory claim construction appeals create a whole new patent backlogBoth the House (H.R. 1260) and Senate (S.515) versions of... Senate patent reform hearing scheduled for tomorrowThe full Senate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://promotetheprogress.com/blog/two-things-to-keep-in-mind-when-google-calls-for-patent-reform/1126/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Patent Docs: Senate Judiciary Committee Places Patent Reform Bill ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.patentdocs.org/2009/03/senate-judiciary-committee-places-patent-reform-bill-on-agenda.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-15:/commentary/4508415</id>
    <updated>2009-03-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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By Donald Zuhn -- The Senate Judiciary Committee has placed the Senate patent reform bill (S. 515) on the agenda for the Committee's March 19th Executive Business Meeting. The meeting, which begins at 10:00 am (Eastern), will be webcast ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentdocs.org/2009/03/senate-judiciary-committee-places-patent-reform-bill-on-agenda.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The role of John Conyers in patent reform 2009?</title>
    <link href="http://ipbiz.blogspot.com/2009/03/role-of-john-conyers-in-patent-reform.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-13:/commentary/4911745</id>
    <updated>2009-03-13T21:11:00Z</updated>
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      <name>IPBiz</name>
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Text at betanews speaks to the damages apportionment issue in the &quot;patent reform&quot; movement: ...  be noted in the reform calculus.  The top players in the Senate (&lt;strong class=&quot;keyword&quot;&gt;S.515&lt;/strong&gt; are the same), but keep in mind&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ipbiz.blogspot.com/2009/03/role-of-john-conyers-in-patent-reform.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Patent Docs: More Response to New Patent Reform Legislation</title>
    <link href="http://www.patentdocs.org/2009/03/more-response-to-new-patent-reform-legislation.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-12:/commentary/4470428</id>
    <updated>2009-03-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Patent Docs </name>
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Following Tuesday's hearing on patent reform, the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) issued a press release urging the Senate Judiciary Committee to make improvements to its new patent reform bill (S. 515). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentdocs.org/2009/03/more-response-to-new-patent-reform-legislation.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Patent Reform Act of 2009 &#8211; Interlocutory claim construction ...</title>
    <link href="http://promotetheprogress.com/the-patent-reform-act-of-2009-interlocutory-claim-construction-appeals-create-a-whole-new-patent-backlog/1121/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-11:/commentary/6961249</id>
    <updated>2009-03-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Promote the Progress blog </name>
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Both the House (H.R. 1260) and Senate (S.515) versions of the Patent Reform Act of 2009 include a provision that would extend the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to include claim construction orders issued ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://promotetheprogress.com/the-patent-reform-act-of-2009-interlocutory-claim-construction-appeals-create-a-whole-new-patent-backlog/1121/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Patent Reform Act of 2009 - Interlocutory claim construction ...</title>
    <link href="http://promotetheprogress.com/blog/the-patent-reform-act-of-2009-interlocutory-claim-construction-appeals-create-a-whole-new-patent-backlog/1121/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-11:/commentary/4470431</id>
    <updated>2009-03-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Promote the Progress blog </name>
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Both the House (H.R. 1260) and Senate (S.515) versions of the Patent Reform Act of 2009 include a provision that would extend the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to include claim construction orders issued ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://promotetheprogress.com/blog/the-patent-reform-act-of-2009-interlocutory-claim-construction-appeals-create-a-whole-new-patent-backlog/1121/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Review and analysis of Shire LLC v. Sandoz, Inc.</title>
    <link href="http://promotetheprogress.com/caselaw/reviews/shire-v-sandoz/9893.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-10:/commentary/4624802</id>
    <updated>2009-03-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Promote the Progress - Patent case review... </name>
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Both the Senate (S.515) and House (H.R. 1260) versions of the Act would amend the interlocutory appeal statute to give the Federal Circuit jurisdiction over an &quot;interlocutory order or decree determining construction of claims in a civil ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://promotetheprogress.com/caselaw/reviews/shire-v-sandoz/9893.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>IPBiz: PatenHawk praises Lemley, sort of</title>
    <link href="http://ipbiz.blogspot.com/2009/03/patenhawk-praises-lemley-sort-of.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-10:/commentary/4457832</id>
    <updated>2009-03-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>IPBiz </name>
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In the post Jaw, PatentHawk (Gary Odom) wrote of Lemley's prepared testimony before the Senate on patent reform (S.515): However one may agree or disagree with Lemley, he has done his homework, and his stated positions are logical, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ipbiz.blogspot.com/2009/03/patenhawk-praises-lemley-sort-of.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>IPBiz: Testimony on patent reform (S.515)</title>
    <link href="http://ipbiz.blogspot.com/2009/03/testimony-on-patent-reform-s515.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-09:/commentary/4470427</id>
    <updated>2009-03-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>IPBiz </name>
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from prepared remarks by Philip S. Johnson, Chief Intellectual Property Counsel, Johnson &amp; Johnson (who was one of six witnesses to testify on March 10 before the Senate Judiciary Committee on S. 515) , from a press release by Coalition ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ipbiz.blogspot.com/2009/03/testimony-on-patent-reform-s515.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Patent Docs: Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing on Patent Reform</title>
    <link href="http://www.patentdocs.org/2009/03/senate-judiciary-committee-holds-hearing-on-patent-reform.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-09:/commentary/4457831</id>
    <updated>2009-03-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Patent Docs </name>
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Not surprisingly, much of the discussion at the hearing focused on Section 4 of the Senate patent reform bill (S. 515), which concerns damages. The damages provision of S. 515 (like that of S. 1145, which stalled in the Senate last ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentdocs.org/2009/03/senate-judiciary-committee-holds-hearing-on-patent-reform.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Patent Baristas &#194;&#187; Senate to Get Earful on Patent Reform</title>
    <link href="http://patentbaristas.com/archives/2009/03/09/senate-to-get-earful-on-patent-reform/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-08:/commentary/4579546</id>
    <updated>2009-03-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Patent Baristas </name>
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The Patent Reform Act of 2009 legislation (S.515 and H.R.1260) is set to pick up where patent-reform efforts left off last year. Witness List. Steven R. Appleton Chairman and CEO Micron Technology, Inc. Boise, ID Appleton Statement ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://patentbaristas.com/archives/2009/03/09/senate-to-get-earful-on-patent-reform/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Patent Baristas &#194;&#187; Senate to Get Earful on Patent Reform</title>
    <link href="http://patentbaristas.com/archives/2009/03/09/senate-to-get-earful-on-patent-reform" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-08:/commentary/4528018</id>
    <updated>2009-03-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Patent Baristas </name>
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The Patent Reform Act of 2009 legislation (S.515 and H.R.1260) is set to pick up where patent-reform efforts left off last year. Witness List. Steven R. Appleton Chairman and CEO Micron Technology, Inc. Boise, ID Appleton Statement ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://patentbaristas.com/archives/2009/03/09/senate-to-get-earful-on-patent-reform&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Patent reform and Re-examination &#194;&#171; Patently Biotech</title>
    <link href="http://patentlybiotech.wordpress.com/2009/03/09/patent-reform-and-re-examination/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-08:/commentary/4480552</id>
    <updated>2009-03-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Patently Biotech </name>
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The PDF text of the legislation is available at these links (H.R. 1260) (S. 515). Let us know your thoughts by responding to our post or emailing ip@bio.org. Filed under: IP Counsels' Committee, Patent Reform | Tagged: Patent Reform ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://patentlybiotech.wordpress.com/2009/03/09/patent-reform-and-re-examination/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Intellectual Property Watch &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; Inside Views ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/2009/03/09/inside-views-administrative-patent-validity-determinations-if-the-proposed-us-patent-reform-act-of-2009-passes/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-08:/commentary/4470430</id>
    <updated>2009-03-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Intellectual Property Watch </name>
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2 See H.R. 1206 and S. 515, introduced March 3, 2009. 3 See H.R. 1206, proposed section 321 et seq. 4 See H.R. 1206, proposed subsection 322(1). 5 See H.R. 1206, proposed section 333(c)(1). 6 See H.R. 1206, proposed section 333(c)(1). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/2009/03/09/inside-views-administrative-patent-validity-determinations-if-the-proposed-us-patent-reform-act-of-2009-passes/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Senate Committee to Hold Hearing on Patent Reform Proposals</title>
    <link href="http://www.fdanews.com/newsletter/article?issueId=12455&amp;amp;articleId=115138" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-04:/commentary/4480555</id>
    <updated>2009-03-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>FDAnews Device Daily Bulletin </name>
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Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), who heads the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) introduced the Patent Reform Act of 2009, S. 515, in the Senate. In the House, Reps. John Conyers (D-Mich.), chairman of the House Judiciary ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fdanews.com/newsletter/article?issueId=12455&amp;amp;articleId=115138&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Barco 2.0 : Law Library Reference: New legislation to amend patent law</title>
    <link href="http://barcorefblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/new-legislation-to-amend-patent-law.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-03:/commentary/4547410</id>
    <updated>2009-03-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Barco 2.0 : Law Library Reference </name>
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Yesterday bills were introduced in the U.S. Senate (S. 515) and House of Representatives (H.R.1260 ) to amend Title 35 of the U.S. Code, &quot;to provide for patent reform&quot;. According to a story in Techworld, the legislation is intended to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://barcorefblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/new-legislation-to-amend-patent-law.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Patent reform 2009 - bills introduced in Congress &#194;&#171; IP Spotlight</title>
    <link href="http://ipspotlight.com/2009/03/04/patent-reform-2009-bills-introduced-in-congress/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-03:/commentary/4480550</id>
    <updated>2009-03-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>IP Spotlight </name>
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On March 3, 2009, HR 1260 was introduced into the House of Representatives, while S. 515 reached the U.S. Senate. The bills are not identical, but they are similar to patent reform legislation that died in 2008. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ipspotlight.com/2009/03/04/patent-reform-2009-bills-introduced-in-congress/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Patent reform wars begin anew - The Intangible Economy</title>
    <link href="http://www.athenaalliance.org/weblog/archives/2009/03/patent_reform_wars_begin_anew.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-03:/commentary/4457843</id>
    <updated>2009-03-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Intangible Economy </name>
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Yesterday, Senators Leahy and Hatch (with 5 other co-sponsors) introduced S. 515. the Patent Reform Act of 2009 while on the House side Judiciary Chairman John Conyers and Ranking Member Lamar Smith (and 3 other Members) introduced the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.athenaalliance.org/weblog/archives/2009/03/patent_reform_wars_begin_anew.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Washington State Patent Law Blog: Patent Reform 2009: It's a ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.wapatents.com/2009/03/patent-reform-2009-its-threepeat.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-03:/commentary/4457842</id>
    <updated>2009-03-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Washington State Patent Law Blog </name>
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The Senate's version, S. 515, was introduced by Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and six cosponsors. Representative Lamar Smith (R-Texas) held a press conference to emphasize the importance of passing this legislation. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wapatents.com/2009/03/patent-reform-2009-its-threepeat.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>And They&#8217;re Off:  Patent Reform Act of 2009 Unleashed</title>
    <link href="http://www.patentbaristas.com/archives/2009/03/03/and-theyre-off-patent-reform-act-of-2009-unleashed/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-03:/commentary/4911747</id>
    <updated>2009-03-03T02:18:10Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Patent Baristas</name>
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 Following hot on the heels of the Patent Reform Acts of 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) ...  Reform Act of 2009.&#8221;  The legislation (&lt;strong class=&quot;keyword&quot;&gt;S.515&lt;/strong&gt; and H.R.1260) is set to pick &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentbaristas.com/archives/2009/03/03/and-theyre-off-patent-reform-act-of-2009-unleashed/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Patent Baristas &#194;&#187; And They&#226;&#8364;&#8482;re Off: Patent Reform Act of 2009 Unleashed</title>
    <link href="http://patentbaristas.com/archives/2009/03/03/and-theyre-off-patent-reform-act-of-2009-unleashed/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/4457840</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Patent Baristas </name>
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The legislation (S.515 and H.R.1260) is set to pick up where patent-reform efforts left off last year. Controversial provisions remain so get ready to see continued efforts at lobbying for changes. Sens. Leahy and Hatch conceded during ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://patentbaristas.com/archives/2009/03/03/and-theyre-off-patent-reform-act-of-2009-unleashed/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Patent Law Blog (Patently-O): Patent Reform 2009: Damages</title>
    <link href="http://patentlyo.com/patent/2009/03/patent-reform-2009-damages.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/4457837</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Patent Law Blog (Patently-O) </name>
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S. 515 is sponsored by Sen. Leahy and co-sponsored by Sens. Crapo (ID), Gillibrand (NY), Hatch (UT), Risch (ID), Schumer (NY), and Whitehouse (RI). Both Bills have been referred to their respective Judiciary Committee which are headed ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://patentlyo.com/patent/2009/03/patent-reform-2009-damages.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
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    <title>S.515: Patent Reform Act of 2009 - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress</title>
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Official Summary. 4/2/2009--Reported to Senate amended. Patent Reform Act of 2009 - (Sec. 2) Amends federal patent law to define &amp;quot;effective filing date of a claimed invention&amp;quot; as the filing date of the patent or the application ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s515/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=VntlT9HJLuyDsgK5wPyXBg&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEA35xdVXBnH1v86qzB7GTyytdVjg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Official Summary. 4/2/2009--Reported to Senate amended. Patent Reform Act of 2009 - (Sec. 2) Amends federal patent law to define &amp;quot;effective filing date of a claimed invention&amp;quot; as the filing date of the patent or the application ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s515/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=kNFkT9yoI6vMsQKKtcS3Dw&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFeD3JoT92BjcNFu0ECz78GgCo25A&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 S.515 Patent Reform Act of 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s515/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=TypkT4PmJ-nIsQKL6fC2Dw&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNH25B6mFsvwzdWIqX6TR31UhyYRwg&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 S.515 Patent Reform Act of 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s515/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=LoNjT_CuAomHsALQj-2bCw&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHrulk242Z4y0dlaYmzehp-pVfeEQ&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 S.515 Patent Reform Act of 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s515/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=_d5iT5bdBuqa2gW6xMjvCA&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHoAi3V9EghxEtCWKUDBnILSg_Z9Q&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 S.515 Patent Reform Act of 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s515/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=O5ZdT4acOqPo2AXjhp3kDg&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFDs4WpKVsxQ4sPF4On6fTriOKLwg&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 S.515 Patent Reform Act of 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s515/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=4elcT6WZCLT4sQKpweTUDQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEYIUt5CvEmfplXIdmavPSKAutfyA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s515/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=3lBcT6nbDYaw2QWMzPUr&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEX9CDah6OCewtqvRzrLWGIRGetDA" rel="alternate"/>
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Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for S.515 Patent Reform Act of 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s515/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=3lBcT6nbDYaw2QWMzPUr&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEX9CDah6OCewtqvRzrLWGIRGetDA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s515/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=BqhbT62gHOyGsALh1pigBw&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNE-o9_drkcluQ1K0Og-7yaEklOTOA" rel="alternate"/>
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Official Summary. 4/2/2009--Reported to Senate amended. Patent Reform Act of 2009 - (Sec. 2) Amends federal patent law to define &amp;quot;effective filing date of a claimed invention&amp;quot; as the filing date of the patent or the application ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s515/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=BqhbT62gHOyGsALh1pigBw&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNE-o9_drkcluQ1K0Og-7yaEklOTOA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S.515: Patent Reform Act of 2009 - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/13146256</id>
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Official Summary. 4/2/2009--Reported to Senate amended. Patent Reform Act of 2009 - (Sec. 2) Amends federal patent law to define &amp;quot;effective filing date of a claimed invention&amp;quot; as the filing date of the patent or the application ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s515/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=DQFbT_TYGIKQsQLYhJDjDQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHjN7Y0HWZS45ZwBibmmim_VGI6Kg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S.515: Patent Reform Act of 2009 - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress</title>
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Official Summary. 4/2/2009--Reported to Senate amended. Patent Reform Act of 2009 - (Sec. 2) Amends federal patent law to define &amp;quot;effective filing date of a claimed invention&amp;quot; as the filing date of the patent or the application ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s515/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=hFZaT7jbLsOzsAKg_IHTDQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNH4_VoSB9u0EWGexRIeyFUIra4tWg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Official Summary. 4/2/2009--Reported to Senate amended. Patent Reform Act of 2009 - (Sec. 2) Amends federal patent law to define &amp;quot;effective filing date of a claimed invention&amp;quot; as the filing date of the patent or the application ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s515/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=za1ZT__3CanJsQLNzqDBDQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGNdRrP8w8qfjGnGffCtr_otRcguA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Official Summary. 4/2/2009--Reported to Senate amended. Patent Reform Act of 2009 - (Sec. 2) Amends federal patent law to define &amp;quot;effective filing date of a claimed invention&amp;quot; as the filing date of the patent or the application ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s515/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=zAZZT-aYE4SOsALIsOnIDQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFqNfA8R5_cP1fW09muRC03sqTFHQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Official Summary. 4/2/2009--Reported to Senate amended. Patent Reform Act of 2009 - (Sec. 2) Amends federal patent law to define &amp;quot;effective filing date of a claimed invention&amp;quot; as the filing date of the patent or the application ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s515/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=4V1YT_vaEuP5sQLRyYW5DQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEbMIfFKzdSgzxoMtuThPPeUVw9WQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Official Summary. 4/2/2009--Reported to Senate amended. Patent Reform Act of 2009 - (Sec. 2) Amends federal patent law to define &amp;quot;effective filing date of a claimed invention&amp;quot; as the filing date of the patent or the application ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s515/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=4LJXT_nKNM3jsQKO2IjCDQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFTsrx-wIld8hJzwUHmDIrLdqsOzA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Official Summary. 4/2/2009--Reported to Senate amended. Patent Reform Act of 2009 - (Sec. 2) Amends federal patent law to define &amp;quot;effective filing date of a claimed invention&amp;quot; as the filing date of the patent or the application ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s515/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=Bg5XT_XqHMPi2QWH1uDlDg&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGrOOi3WUgB-122tHyQu4BamNieeg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Official Summary. 4/2/2009--Reported to Senate amended. Patent Reform Act of 2009 - (Sec. 2) Amends federal patent law to define &amp;quot;effective filing date of a claimed invention&amp;quot; as the filing date of the patent or the application ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s515/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=9SFPT4b4A5T5sQK-sNSNDg&amp;amp;ved=0CCgQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGNaGD2pT8Dc39Pvr6Wo5MtXbLPTA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Official Summary. 4/2/2009--Reported to Senate amended. Patent Reform Act of 2009 - (Sec. 2) Amends federal patent law to define &amp;quot;effective filing date of a claimed invention&amp;quot; as the filing date of the patent or the application ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s515/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=OnZOT7zdIMeKsQLoncDTAg&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHKKk87l1cnWInghMHjgdgCiu-nbA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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