Open Congress : News Articles for H.R.1249 America Invents Act

House Judiciary Committee Hearing

2012-05-17T05:32:38Z

Notably, during the legislative hearing on then-pending H.R. 1249, Director Kappos testified that it is more costly to the U.S. economy when patents escape subsequent review in the PTO because the threshold for determining whether to reevaluate the patent

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Prior User Rights: The Uncertainty Will Cost You

2012-04-16T13:26:03Z

[5] Markup of H.R. 1249, The America Invents Act, Committee on the Judiciary (April, 14 2011) (statement of Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner) (available at judiciary.house.gov/hearings/pdf/04142011MarkupTranscript.pdf) [6] 157 Cong. Rec. 4,492 (2011 ...

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PowerPatent Introduces ProvisionalBuilder, Comprehensive Patent-Creation Software for Inventors, Entrepreneurs and Startups

2012-04-11T10:11:33Z

Time is not on the inventor’s side The America Invents Act (H.R. 1249) makes it more important than ever for inventors, startups, and small businesses to establish patent protection. In a major change, the law moves the critical invention of ...

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PowerPatent Introduces ProvisionalBuilder, Comprehensive Patent-Creation Software for Inventors, Entrepreneurs and Startups

2012-04-11T07:12:36Z

Naveen Modi

2012-03-20T19:56:00Z

The U.S. Senate voted by a margin of 89 to 9 on September 8, 2011, to reform U.S. patent laws by approving the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, with identical provisions to H.R. 1249, which was approved by the House of Representatives on June 23, 2011.

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United States: Something New Under The Sun: The Patent Reform Act Of 2011 Represents The First Major Overhaul Of Patent Law Since 1952

2012-03-15T11:33:41Z

12 35 U.S.C. §325(a)(1). 13 35 U.S.C. §325(a)(2). 14 35 U.S.C. §257(c)(1). 15 35 U.S.C. §122(e). 16 H.R. 1249 §14(a). 17 H.R. 1249 §14(c). 18 35 U.S.C. §2(b)(2)(G). 19 35 U.S.C. §273(a). 20 35 U.S.C. §273(a)(2). 21 35 U.S.C. §273(e)(1).

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United States: Something New Under The Sun

2012-03-12T06:00:48Z

Beware the NOT so Technical AIA Technical Amendments!

2012-02-20T14:36:54Z

So what has Congress said about the estoppel provisions? On June 29, 2011, the House Judiciary Committee issued a Report on H.R. 1249 to the full House of Representatives, which says in part: In utilizing the post-grant review process ...

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Votes in the House

2012-02-03T20:04:52Z

A yes vote backed a bill to help the United States Patent and Trademark Office reduce its backlog of 700,000 applications. (HR 1249) 7. Libya Funds Cutoff: Members on June 24 defeated, 180-238, a bill to end funding for direct U.S. military involvement in

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Votes in the House

2012-02-02T23:55:07Z

Tea Party drove policy, but has its clout peaked?

2012-01-24T14:47:26Z

(HR 1249) 7. Libya Funds Cutoff: Members on June 24 defeated, 180-238, a bill to end funding for direct U.S. military involvement in the NATO-led war over Libya, which was then in progress. A yes vote was to end funding of U.S. operations except ...

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How they voted: Tea Party's influence in Congress may be waning

2012-01-22T02:53:59Z

Johnson's mission: Tame federal deficit

2012-01-08T14:37:47Z

HR 1249, Patent Reform, Roll Call 129: The first major overhaul of the country's patent law in 60 years. One key change gives the patent to the first to file a complete application instead of the old system of favoring the first to invent.

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Johnson's mission: Tame federal deficit

2012-01-08T14:37:47Z

Johnson's mission is to tame deficit

2012-01-08T05:05:07Z

How Reid Ribble, Sean Duffy voted in 2011

2011-12-26T04:16:07Z

It also imposes caps on domestic spending. » HR 1249, Patent Reform, Roll Call Vote 491: The first major overhaul of the country's patent law in 60 years. One key change gives the patent to the first to file a complete application instead of ...

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BNA Books Announces the Publication of the 2011 Supplement to "Patent Litigation Strategies Handbook, Third Edition"

2011-12-12T15:09:48Z

Lansa, Inc., which required patent owners to be more detailed and rigorous in their presentation of damages evidence, and resulting legislation (H.R. 1249, the America Invents Act, and S.23, the Patent Reform Act of 2011) that did not impose any additional

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Industry Shift as Trademark Attorneys Use "in-a-box" Solution to Take on Online Trademark Factories

2011-11-29T14:56:35Z

Remarqueble provides brand protection services through a global partner network. One of the provisions of the new patent law reform bill (HR1249) that has recently … Full Story »Bay Area Technology Law Group Examines Immediate Changes to Patent Law

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Patent Reform - Changes That Take Effect Immediately

2011-11-03T01:00:00Z

The US Senate last week passed the House version of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (HR 1249) (“Act”). The Act will become law once signed by President Obama. The Act will significantly change the American patent system. ...

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Sweeping Patent Law Reform Enacted: How Will This Change Patent Litigation?

2011-11-01T01:00:00Z

The America Invents Act (HR 1249) was enacted into law on Friday September 16, 2011, marking a significant change to US patent law. The new laws will surely change our strategies for obtaining, protecting, and enforcing patent rights. ...

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CEA Applauds Senate Passage of America Invents Act

2011-10-29T01:00:00Z

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) ® applauds the US Senate Judiciary Committee and Chairman Patrick Leahy on the approval of HR 1249, the America Invents Act. The patent reform bill now heads to the desk of President Barack Obama for his ...

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Our Worst Investment, Congress

2011-10-27T01:00:00Z

HR 1249, the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, is the most significant change to the US patent system since 1952. (Nice going, guys) HR 4 repeals expanded Form 1099 information reporting requirements for certain business payments and rental property ...

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Mr. Smith's Whistle Stop in Bandera County

2011-10-26T01:00:00Z

By streamlining the application process, the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act - HR 1249 - will generate several hundred thousand jobs, Smith said. President Barack Obama signed the bill into law in September. Smith noted, "The law allows patents to be

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Purchase my eBook: Mark-Up and Commentary on the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act

2011-10-24T01:00:00Z

(dcrouch@patentlyo.com) President Obama recently enacted the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, Public Law No 112-29 (HR 1249). The new law makes a large number of changes to Title 35 of the US Code and other related statutes. I have received a number of ..

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The Evolution of Patent Law Under the America Invents Act of 2011

2011-10-12T01:00:00Z

ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The recently enacted Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (HR 1249) marks the most significant changes to patent law in nearly sixty years. In addition to changing the US right to the patent from the ...

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The Evolution of Patent Law Under the America Invents Act of 2011

2011-10-12T01:00:00Z

ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The recently enacted Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (HR 1249) marks the most significant changes to patent law in nearly sixty years. In addition to changing the US right to the patent from the ...

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PTO Announces Hearings, Comment Requests For Prior User, Small Business Patent ...

2011-10-12T01:00:00Z

In accordance with the recently enacted America Invents Act (HR 1249, Pub. L. No. 112-29), the Patent and Trademark Office issued two Federal Register notices Oct. 7 announcing public hearings and requesting comments on the AIA's ...

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How the America Invents Act impacts inventions made with government funds

2011-10-10T01:00:00Z

On September 16, 2011, President Obama signed into law the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, HR 1249 (the “AIA”), a landmark patent-reform bill with far-reaching effects on US patent law. The AIA's provisions take effect at various times, ranging f

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Section 34: more than just another government study?

2011-10-07T01:00:00Z

On April 14, 2011, the House Judiciary Committee voted 32-3 to send an amended version of HR 1249 to the floor for debate. One of the changes to the Bill coming out of the Judiciary Committee was the inclusion of Section 34, which orders the ...

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New US Patent Law: The America Invents Act Of 2011

2011-09-30T01:00:00Z

The Smith-Leahy America Invents Act (HR 1249), signed into law on September 19, 2011, represents the first major revision to US patent law since the Patent Act of 1952. At the highest level, the Act changes the patent landscape in three significant ...

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USPTO Implements AIA Changes to Inter Partes Reexamination

2011-09-29T01:00:00Z

... legislators noted at page 165 that "the practical meaning of the new [reasonable likelihood] standard in HR 1249 is not clear and creates a risk that the PTO will reject legitimate petitions at the outset of the procedure, without further inquiry

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U.S. patent reform alters false marking landscape

2011-09-27T01:00:00Z

Provisions in the recently passed America Invents Act (HR 1249) have changed the laws regarding false marking, and may help eliminate marking trolls. Most notably, the America Invents Act removed the standing for “any person” to sue for false marking

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Signed patent reform protects businesses against 'meritless' lawsuits

2011-09-27T01:00:00Z

Section 18 of the bill (HR 1249), sponsored by Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), establishes a program at the US Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), where business-method patents can be re-examined to assess their validity. Before the law, companies that were ..

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IN RE CONAIR CORPORATION

2011-09-26T01:00:00Z

On September 16, 2011, the President signed into law the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, HR 1249, 112th Cong. (1st Sess. 2011), amending 35 USC § 292 and including the following text regarding the effective date of this provision: "The amendments m

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Obama signs patent reform bill into law; implementation requires funding

2011-09-23T01:00:00Z

At a minimum, HR 1249 requires USPTO to hire 1500-2000 examiners and 100 administrative law judges. USPTO has issued several documents providing guidance on the law's requirements, including a table of effective dates and a new fee schedule. ...

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Summary Of The Impending United States Patent Act The Leahy-Smith America ...

2011-09-22T01:00:00Z

HR 1249, sec. 6. Infringement Defense. The Act establishes a defense to infringement based on prior commercial use. This defense extends the prior use defense beyond business method patents to all areas of technology. It is a personal defense, ...

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USPTO prepares to end inter partes patent reexamination

2011-09-22T01:00:00Z

(See 6(c)(3)(C) of HR 1249. On the one year anniversary of enactment, Section 314 of the AIA will go into effect to apply the same standard for Inter Partes Review. That is to say, inter partes patent reexamination filings will no longer be accepted on ..

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USPTO post grant cheat sheet

2011-09-21T01:00:00Z

HR 1249 at page 29. Side Notes: The SNQ standard, which is no longer used in inter partes patent reexamination is still used in ex parte patent reexamination. Ex parte patent reexamination practice remains largely unchanged by the AIA. 2. ...

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US Patent Law Reform 2011

2011-09-21T01:00:00Z

On September 16, 2011 President Obama signed Bill HR 1249 which had previously been passed by The House of Representatives and the Senate. The main features of the new law will for the most part will take effect one year after enactment. ...

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On Patent Reform

2011-09-21T01:00:00Z

President Obama today signed into law the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (HR 1249) a bipartisan, bicameral bill that updates our patent system to encourage innovation, job creation and economic growth. ...

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Taxes As Seen On TV?

2011-09-20T01:00:00Z

With the stroke of a pen, President Obama signed the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, HR 1249, enacting comprehensive patent reform that stops the US Patent and Trademark Office from issuing patents for tax strategy methods. Tax-centric groups like the ..

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The America Invents Act – How it All Went Down

2011-09-20T01:00:00Z

Their version of the AIA was introduced as HR 1249 on March 30, 2011. HR 1249 as drafted by staff departed from S.23 in several major respects: It adopted the structure of the S.23 PGR/IPR amendment, but (i) retained the existing “substantial new ...

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President Obama Signs Patent Reform Into Law

2011-09-19T01:00:00Z

After months of debate in both the House and the Senate, the America Invents Act (House Bill HR 1249) is law. Only time will tell, however, if the act lives up to its talking points. The act certainly favors larger entities that have the resources to ...

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President Obama signs patent reform into law

2011-09-19T01:00:00Z

2011-09-12T01:00:00Z

Moments ago, the United States Senate voted 89 to 9 to send House Bill HR 1249 (titled "the America Invents Act") to President Obama's desk. Although a few last-minute amendments momentarily threatened to stall the bill's passage, the Se

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Licensing Executives Society (U.S.A. and Canada) Urges Swift Enactment of Long ...

2011-09-12T01:00:00Z

Patent litigation at the USPTO under the America Invents Act of 2011

2011-09-12T01:00:00Z

Such legislation, if enacted, is expected to track the substance of the America Invents Act, HR 1249 (“the Act”). A major aim of the reform legislation is to establish the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) as an alternative forum to US

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US Senate Overwhelmingly Approves 'Critical' Patent Reform Despite Detractors

2011-09-12T01:00:00Z

“Senate passage of HR 1249 is a momentous accomplishment which promises to make long-overdue improvements to the patent system,” adds AIPLA President David Hill in a press release. “The bill represents the result of needed bi-partisan efforts to rea

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Patton Boggs | Capital Thinking Update - September 12, 2011

2011-09-12T01:00:00Z

Brevetti: dal Senato Usa via libera alla riforma per accelerare l'approvazione ...

2011-09-12T01:00:00Z

Il testo dell'“America Invents Act” (HR 1249) - adottato con 89 voti favorevoli e 9 contrari - dovrà essere firmato dal Presidente Barack Obama. Era sbarcato per la prima volta al Congresso nel 2005 ea giugno era stato approvato dalla Camera. ...

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On September 8, 2011, the Senate gave final approval to HR 1249, the House version of legislation known as the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act without adding any amendments. When signed into law by President Obama, the bill will shift the US to a ...

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Voterama for Sept. 15

2011-09-09T01:00:00Z

Congreso regresa con cargada agenda

2011-09-05T01:00:00Z

Por parte del Senado, ya está programado un voto para confirmar a la juez Bernice Bouie y luego se someterá a cierre de debate el proyecto de ley sobre reforma de patentes HR 1249. La legislación permitiría a la Oficina de Patentes de Estados Unidos .

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Dispatch from the Front: The Week of September 5

2011-09-05T01:00:00Z

(HR 1249). The House convenes on Wednesday and will vote on three bills that evening, including on relating to trade, including HR 2832, which would extend the Generalized System of Preferences. For more on the House's week, see the Majority Leader

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The week ahead on the Hill: A high-stakes jobs battle on the horizon

2011-09-05T01:00:00Z

At 5 pm, members will begin 30 minutes of debate on the nomination of Bernice Donald to serve as US circuit judge, with a vote expected at 5:30 pm A roll call vote on ending debate on HR 1249, the Patent Reform Bill, is expected to follow. ...

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This Week in Congress

2011-09-05T01:00:00Z

...and Grassley. The next roll call votes will be at 5:30pm on Tuesday, September 6th. The first roll call vote will be on confirmation of the Donald nomination. The 2nd will be a cloture vote on the motion to proceed to H.R.1249, the Patent Reform b

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Congreso regresa con cargada agenda

2011-09-04T01:00:00Z

Patent Reform: Post Grant Review Musings

2011-09-04T01:00:00Z

Then in June the House of Representatives passed its version of the America Invents Act – HR 1249 – by a vote of 304 – 117. The House version was not identical to the Senate version, hence the need for the Senate to vote again. ...

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Patent Law Analysis by Professors Dennis Crouch and Jason Rantanen

2011-09-02T01:00:00Z

HR 1249 and S. 23. The two bills have some minor differences — the primary difference probably being that the Senate version does a better job of solidifying PTO funding. Rather than negotiate a compromise bill in conference, Senate leadership has ...

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Patent Reform 2011: Vote Scheduled At the Conclusion of Labor Day

2011-09-02T01:00:00Z

Trabajo acumulado espera a Congreso

2011-09-02T01:00:00Z

Patent Reform: One Giant Step Backwards?

2011-09-01T01:00:00Z

The words aptly apply to the ineptly titled "America Invents Act," S. 23 and HR 1249, currently meandering through Congress. Perhaps President Barack Obama is preparing for the day when he can sign the bill into law. That day is likely to bring

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Patent Reform: One Giant Step Backwards?

2011-09-01T01:00:00Z

SNR Denton | Update: Patent Reform Progresses in the 112th Congress

2011-09-01T01:00:00Z

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) will bring HR 1249, the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, to the Senate floor for consideration later this month. HR 1249 passed the House of Representatives on June 23, 2011, by a vote of 304-117. ...

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IP Update - Patent Law Reform 2011 - August 31, 2011

2011-09-01T01:00:00Z

The US House of Representatives voted by a margin of 304 to 117 on June 23, 2011, to reform US patent laws by approving the America Invents Act (HR 1249). This vote follows approval in the US Senate of very similar legislation (S. 23) on March 8, 2011. ..

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SNR Denton | Congress After the August Recess: A Look Ahead

2011-08-31T01:00:00Z

Patent reform: One giant step backwards?

2011-08-31T01:00:00Z

Patent Reform Act Threatens 'Engine' of Prosperity

2011-08-30T01:00:00Z

When the Senate returns from its August recess, the members will be asked to end a filibuster against passage of HR 1249, the Smith-Leahy Patent Reform Act of 2011. It is essentially the same bill that we defeated in 1997 and it deserves the same fate. ..

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Another Obama/Reid Job killing legislation.

2011-08-27T01:00:00Z

by Therightchange It's known as ”patent reform” (HR 1249/SB 23) and it's anything but reform with it's current Section 18 intact. It's a bald-faced sellout to Big Banking and Wall Street. There are several difficulties with the bill, b

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Inter partes patent reexamination standard to tighten in 30 days

2011-08-25T01:00:00Z

(See 6(c)(3)(C) of HR 1249; current Section 312 would apply between the date of enactment and the 1 year anniversary, at which time new Section 314 would go into effect with the same standard for Inter Partes Review.) The new standard was designed to ...

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Patent reform: the complexities of small, micro, and nano-entities

2011-08-22T01:00:00Z

For example, Section Ten of HR 1249, the core legislative document at the center of the current patent reform, establishes a new feature of the PTO fee structure for so-called micro-entities. Micro-entities receive a 75% fee discount. ...

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IP Update - Patent Law Reform 2011 - August 5, 2011

2011-08-22T01:00:00Z

A pie in the face for the jobless

2011-08-21T01:00:00Z

The object of the legislation, HR 1249, is not “protecting American jobs,” as the advertising of the US Chamber of Commerce claims. It is, as always, about protecting established corporate profit. The legislation will make it harder for small ...

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Judiciary Committee plans aggressive fall jobs agenda

2011-08-18T01:00:00Z

Elsewhere, Smith's committee has already approved a patent-reform bill, HR 1249, that he said would modernize the US patent system and thus help protect job creation. “This may well be the most significant jobs bill passed this year,” he said, ...

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Patent law changes appear imminent

2011-08-17T01:00:00Z

The House of Representatives bill (HR 1249), which was primarily based on the Senate version, was approved by a 304-117 vote on June 23, 2011. It is most probable that the Senate will simply approve the House bill and send it to President Obama for ...

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Proper business method patent challenges under the America Invents Act?

2011-08-15T01:00:00Z

The current version of the legislation (HR 1249) includes a provision entitled “Transitional Program for Covered Business Method Patents.” The provision essentially provides post grant review (as defined in the legislation) for patents that were issue

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Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP | The D.C. Update (Vol. III, No. 17)

2011-08-12T01:00:00Z

filed cloture Tuesday, August 2, on a motion to proceed to the House-passed bill, HR 1249, the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act. The legislation would make changes to the way patents are awarded, reviewed and challenged, modifying the basis for awarding ..

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USPTO's Future Budget

2011-08-11T01:00:00Z

The House Bill (HR 1249) does not include that guarantee. At this point, it appears most likely that the House Bill will be accepted in the Senate and that the PTO will be left without any budgetary protections from the congressional appropriations ...

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Barletta's performance protested

2011-08-10T01:00:00Z

Barletta provided a list of 15 pieces of legislation he has voted for that creates jobs, including HR 4, the Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act that has been signed into law that helps fix the tax code to help job creators and HR 1249, ...

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My Suggestion on Patent Law

2011-08-08T01:00:00Z

Answer: HR 1249 ("America Invents Act"), like so many other bills passed in the last couple of years, increases the size and complexity of the federal bureaucracy. For example, this bill adds three new administrative proceedings to correct older

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The Bakersfield Californian Strictly Business column

2011-07-08T01:00:00Z

Guest Post: Rein in the Big Bank Bail-Out

2011-07-08T01:00:00Z

...Judge of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Last month the House of Representatives passed the America Invents Act (H.R.1249), as the Senate had earlier, with the goal of streamlining patent law. Massive lobbying by Wall Street banks, however,

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American Davids of Innovation, Start Your Engines: Strategies for Coping with ...

2011-07-07T01:00:00Z

2011-07-05T01:00:00Z

This bill HR 1249, and its counterpart, S. 23, are the biggest change in US patent law in over a century. The bill affects most areas of the patent system, including the definitions of patentable subject matter and novelty; administrative procedures ...

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One step closer: dramatic changes to patent law around the corner

2011-07-05T01:00:00Z

The Act, HR 1249, is similar to a bill passed by the Senate last spring, and will alter the way the United States treats its inventors. The America Invests Act moves the US from a “first-to-invent” system to a “first-to-file” system. ...

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Patent reform is on the immediate horizon – new options for challenging ...

2011-07-04T01:00:00Z

On June 23, 2011, the US House of Representatives passed the America Invents Act (HR 1249), which follows in the wake of the Senate version, S. 23, approved on March 8, 2011. Although differences between the two bills will have to ...

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Proposed 'patent reform' threatens US jobs

2011-07-03T01:00:00Z

I am deeply concerned that the America Invents Act (HR 1249) will stall American innovation and send more of our jobs overseas. The fatal problem is that the bill rejects the main premise that has guided American patent law for more than two centuries ...

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Applause for Westmoreland

2011-07-02T01:00:00Z

Once passed into law, the bipartisan America Invents Act (HR 1249) will provide much-needed reform and common sense updates to current US patent law. These changes will ensure adequate funding of the US Patent and Trademark Office, ...

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NAM supports legislation to protect intellectual property and jobs.

2011-07-01T01:00:00Z

July 1, 2011 - Dorothy Coleman, NAM Vice President for Tax and Domestic Economic Policy, issued statement in support of HR 1249, the America Invents Act. This legislation ensures a well-funded and properly staffed US Patent and Trademark Office that ...

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'Patent Reform' proposal threatens American jobs

2011 patent law reform update- the "America Invents Act"

2011-06-28T01:00:00Z

June 23, 2011 – The House of Representatives approved the renamed Leahy–Smith America Invents Act (HR 1249) this afternoon by a bipartisan vote of 304-117, following adoption of the Manager's Amendment and minor amendments on the following subject

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Rep. Michele Bachmann Votes to Preserve Constitutionality of Patent Process

2011-06-28T01:00:00Z

Yesterday, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (MN-06) cast a vote against HR 1249, the America Invents Act, because the bill will drastically alter the Constitutional and traditional American patent process. Bachmann said: “I could not in good conscience ..

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This Week in Congress

2011-06-27T01:00:00Z

The House worked through and passed its patent bill, HR 1249, the "America Invents Act." And since no week would be complete without also passing a drilling free-for-all bill, they threw one of those in there, too, ...

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Dr Coburn Urges House to Reject Modified Patent Bill

2011-06-27T01:00:00Z

2011-06-27T01:00:00Z

The House patent reform bill (HR 1249) that was passed last week includes a provision that impacts the deadline for filing an application for patent term extension under 35 USC § 156 after receiving FDA approval for a ...

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2011-06-25T01:00:00Z

GRACE PERIOD FOR PATENT APPLICANTS: The House rejected an amendment to the America Invents Act (HR 1249). The amendment would have established a first-to-file system for granting patents only after a presidential finding that other nations have ...

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Passage by House of H.R. 1249 Is a Setback for Inventors, Small Businesses and ...

2011-06-24T01:00:00Z

NEW YORK, NY -- (Marketwire) -- 06/24/11 -- Passage by the House of Representatives of the "America Invents Act" (HR 1249) is a setback for inventors according to American Innovators for Patent Reform (AIPR), an advocacy group for inventors and

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2011-06-21T01:00:00Z

Another Constitutional concern lies in Section 18 of HR 1249, which contains a provision that subjects an existing patent for electronic check processing to retroactive attack in order to allow big banks to use the technology without paying for it. ...

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Schlafly: Patent Reform Bill Still an Unconstitutional Attack on Small Business

2011-06-21T01:00:00Z

Trading Technologies International, Inc.: The "America Invents Act" is Bad for ...

2011-06-21T01:00:00Z

The patent truth

2011-06-21T01:00:00Z

S23 passed 95-5 in the Senate in January and HR 1249 seems to be on track to be called in the House in the next few days. And now suddenly there is pushback. Congressmen are confused. Staffers are confused. The public is largely unaware and the ...

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Patent reform is long overdue

2011-06-21T01:00:00Z

Unfortunately, as matters presently stand, this provision is likely to be stripped from the pending patent legislation, HR 1249, before it reaches the House floor. The remaining legislation is mostly a hodge-podge of industry-specific provisions that ...

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The America Invents Act is bad for the economy

2011-06-21T01:00:00Z

We know from real world experience that HR 1249 as currently drafted is bad for the economy. Like many companies, TT invests millions of dollars every year on R&D. The patent system is what permits us – as well as all innovators (including individua

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The patent bill (the America Invents Act, HR 1249), once considered a possibility for floor time this week, looks like it'll be pushed off for later. The Senate adopted S. Res 208, which is awesome news for Mongolia. You remember from yesterday, ...

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2011-06-13T01:00:00Z

The House measure, HR 1249, similar to a Senate bill passed in March, seeks to end lawmakers' longstanding practice of diverting fees collected by the patent office to steer them toward non-patent purposes. Representative Paul Ryan, a Wisconsin ...

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GOP, Dem members call for rejection of House patent reform bill

2011-06-13T01:00:00Z

"Several groups oppose HR 1249 because they view the change to first-to-file as a dangerous and unconstitutional effort to overturn 220 years of patent practice," it said. Elsewhere, the letter rejects attempts to allow retroactive changes to pe

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2011-06-11T01:00:00Z

Schlafly: Congress Is Taking the 'Obamacare Approach' to Patent Reform

2011-06-11T01:00:00Z

Small Manufacturers Oppose H.R. 1249, the "America Invents Act," a Bill ...

2011-06-10T01:00:00Z

Paul Ryan, Hal Rogers (Rightfully) Oppose Proposed Patent Office Budget Bonanza

2011-06-10T01:00:00Z

One of the least discussed, and perhaps most arcane, provisions of the currently pending patent reform legislation in Congress known as the "American Invents Act," HR 1249 would dramatically change the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)'s fin

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Not Necessarily Patent "Reform"

2011-06-02T01:00:00Z

The seeming legislative juggernaut that is the America Invents Act (S. 23 and HR 1249) is reportedly going to come to a floor vote in the House of Representatives this month. If it passes, there is a real chance that the bill will ...

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Commerce Secretary Provides Administration's Views on America Invents Act

2011-06-01T01:00:00Z

With regard to the grace period provided by the House bill -- which has been a topic of debate in patent circles since the bill was reported out of Committee -- Secretary Locke contended that HR 1249 "provides a more transparent and certain grace ...

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MANZULLO: Patent reform proposals threaten American prosperity

2011-05-27T01:00:00Z

I am deeply concerned that the America Invents Act (HR 1249), which was introduced earlier this year, will stall American innovation and send more of our jobs overseas. This legislation reflects an approach to patent reform that stalled previously, ...

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CPAs Visit Capitol Hill to Talk Taxes

2011-05-26T01:00:00Z

A similar bill, HR 1249, cleared the House Judiciary Committee on April 14 by 32 to 3 and is awaiting action by the US House of Representatives. CPAs will discuss with their elected representatives the need to establish a national standard for ...

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Current Patent Bill Helps Global Elite, Not the Little "Guy"

2011-05-25T01:00:00Z

While Senator Coons is 100% correct about the importance of innovation to our economy, and about the foolishness of continuing to allow this backlog of patents to cripple American job creation, he is 100% wrong about HR 1249, the America Invents Act. ...

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Patent Act Is Dangerous to US Security

2011-05-16T01:00:00Z

More and more dangerous effects of the proposed changes to US patent law (S. 23, HR 1249) keep emerging, especially since the hearings failed to hear from any real inventors. The proposed bill is unconstitutional, an attack on our national security and ..

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Ronen Arad, Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to Speak at KC's 2011 Patent ...

2011-05-14T01:00:00Z

The House enters the patent reform fray

2011-05-06T01:00:00Z

The US House of Representatives March 30 began discussion on a patent reform bill, HR 1249, introduced earlier that day. The House bill (known as the America Invents Act) aligned with a Senate bill (S. 23) in a ...

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Shortchanging Our Inventors Is Slowing Our Economic Recovery

2011-05-05T01:00:00Z

Now America is waiting for the House to pass its own version of the measure, HR 1249, which cleared the House Judiciary Committee last month. Congress' delay in ending patent-fee diversion is costing America jobs at a time when we desperately need to

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Protective Orders Put at Risk by New Bill

2011-05-04T01:00:00Z

Lost in all the hubbub over the America Invents Act (S. 23 and HR 1249, collectively "the patent reform bill"), Congress is considering another pair of bills (one in each House) that could have an equally deleterious effect on ...

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Patent law reform 2011

2011-05-03T01:00:00Z

Congressman Lamar Smith introduced HR 1249 “America Invents Act” on March 30, 2010, to the House of Representatives, which has also held extensive hearings on patent law reform. The House Judiciary Committee approved the legislation with amendments on

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Patent reform progresses in the 112th Congress

2011-05-03T01:00:00Z

Last Thursday, April 14, the House Judiciary Committee worked through mark ups to its version of the “America Invents Act,” which was introduced in the House on March 30 as HR 1249. The Manager's Amendment circulated by House Judiciary Chairman La

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Letter: Federal patent bill is bad news for small businesses

2011-04-28T01:00:00Z

For years the small business community has repeatedly warned the Congress that provisions in various Federal patent bills, like current House Bill HR 1249, the “America Invents Act,” will hurt small American businesses that depend on patent protection

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Education

2011-04-26T01:00:00Z

On April 14, the House Judiciary Committee approved its patent reform bill (HR 1249) by a 32-3 vote, which will shift the US patent system to a “first inventor to file” standard. The panel accepted an amendment by Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX) which ...

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House judiciary passes America Invents Act

2011-04-26T01:00:00Z

The House Judiciary Committee approved HR 1249 on April 14 by a vote of 32-3, and the bill is expected to reach the House floor in May or June. Like S. 23, the America Invents Act of 2011 which passed the Senate in March, this bill switches the United ...

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The Patent Bill is Unconstitutional

2011-04-25T01:00:00Z

It's now being pushed without any publicity in the House as HR 1249. But harmonization makes no sense. Why would we abandon the proven best system that has worked successfully for more than two centuries and replace it with a proven inferior system? .

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Patent Reform On The Move

2011-04-24T01:00:00Z

The bill, HR 1249, was approved by a vote of 32-3 and would align the US with other industrialized nations that use a “first to file” system, which awards patents to the inventor who filed an application first, rather than allowing a fight over who ..

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Patent Bill With First-to-File Standard Passes Committee

2011-04-19T20:00:00Z

The House Judiciary Committee has approved the America Invents Act (HR 1249), a bill that implements a first-to-file standard for patent approval that was favored by devicemakers. The bill passed the committee by a vote of 32–3 Thursday. ...

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BIO opposes House Judiciary Committee's patent reform bill.

2011-04-19T20:00:00Z

April 20, 2011 - BIO President and CEO Jim Greenwood released statement regarding the America Invents Act, HR 1249, which passed House Committee on the Judiciary. According to Greenwood, BIO has consistently praised House Judiciary Committee Chairman ...

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Patent reform progresses in the 112th Congress

2011-04-18T20:00:00Z

On March 30, HR 1249 was introduced in the House as the "America Invents Act." Earlier in March the US Senate passed S. 23, its version of patent reform, by a vote of 95-5. Patent reform continues to be a major priority for public and private se

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USPTO Issues Final Rules To Implement PrioritizedExamination Track (Track I)

2011-04-17T20:00:00Z

However, the patent reform legislation passed by the Senate (S.23) and pending in the House (HR 1249) contains such authority. Thus, a reduced filing fee could be made available to small entities in the future. Once granted prioritized status, ...

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AIPLA Applauds Approval of Patent Reform in House Committee

2011-04-14T20:00:00Z

... The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) commends House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Tex) for shepherding patent reform legislation another step closer to enactment with the Committee's strong approval of HR 1249.

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2011-04-14T20:00:00Z

The House of Representatives recently introduced a first version of its own patent law reform act, HR 1249. • Alter how the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is funded. Presently, the US is the last of the major developed nations to have a ...

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Reaction to Manager's Amendment to House Patent Reform Bill

2011-04-13T20:00:00Z

On Tuesday, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX) offered a Manager's Amendment to HR 1249, the House version of the America Invents Act (see "House Judiciary Chairman Releases Manager's Amendment to HR 1249"). ...

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Patent reform

2011-04-13T01:00:00Z

HR 1249) on March 30, 2011. The House bill is very similar to the Senate bill, but includes some notable differences. The first-inventor-to-file system and limitation of the one year grace period is the same in the passed Senate bill and recently ...

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This week in Washington

2011-04-11T20:00:00Z

On Wednesday, House Judiciary Chair Lamar Smith (R-Texas) introduced the America Invents Act (HR 1249), the House companion measure to the Senate comprehensive patent reform bill (S. 23) passed by the Senate earlier this month. ...

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Patent Reform

2011-04-11T20:00:00Z

A patent failure

2011-04-11T20:00:00Z

Now HR 1249, with the encouragement of companies like Intel, GE, Dell and others, has been introduced by Congressman Lamar Alexander and could be called for a vote at any time. But the voices of America's inventors are crying to be heard! ...

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USPTO issues final rules to implement prioritized examination track (Track I)

Commenting on the introduction of the America Invents Act, HR 1249, in the US House of Representatives, USA-based Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) president and chief executive Jim Greenwood said: “BIO praises House Judiciary Committee ...

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Patent Reform 2011: House of Representatives Bill No. HR 1249

2011-03-31T20:00:00Z

HR 1249. [AIA.pdf] The AIA closely tracks the Senate's bill on comprehensive patent reform (S. 23) that was passed in the Senate earlier this year on a 95-5 vote. Parallel changes include a switch to a first-to-file system (with the retention of a ...

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BIO Commends Launch of House Patent Reform Process

2011-03-30T20:00:00Z

31, 2011 (Business Wire) — Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) President and CEO Jim Greenwood released the following statement on the introduction of the America Invents Act, HR 1249, in the US House of Representatives: “BIO praises House ...

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