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The Patent Reform Act of 2007 (H.R. 1908) was introduced on April 18, 2007, by Rep. Howard Berman (D-Calif.).[1] The bill seeks to create a "first-to-file" system for granting patents; currently, the patent goes to the inventor who can claim, and prove, he or she to had an idea first and was the first to use it for commercial purposes.[2]

Contents 1 House and Senate action 2 Further action 3 Articles and resources 3.1 See also 3.2 References 3.3 External resources 3.4 External articles

House and Senate action

On September 7, 2007, the House passed the bill by a vote of 220-175.

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• Name of bill: Patent Reform Act of 2007
• Chamber: U.S. House of Representatives
• Roll call number: 863
• Congress number: 110th
• Session number: 1
• Vote link: U.S. House of Representatives record vote 863, 110th Congress, Session 1

Scored vote
Scorecard: Information Technology Industry Council 2007-2008 House Scorecard	Org. position: Aye
Description: "Legislation to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform." (Original scorecard available at: http://www.itic.org/clientuploads/scorecards/13307_ITI_VoteGuide_FINAL.pdf)

Further action

Similar bills have been introduced in the 111th Congress. Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) introduced the Patent Reform Act of 2009 (H.R. 1260). Two versions of the Patent Reform Act of 2009 have been introduced in the Senate, S.515 by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and S.610 by Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.).^[3]

Articles and resources

See also

1. Patent Reform Act of 2006

References

1. ↑ OpenCongress info page on Patent Reform Act of 2007
2. ↑ Karen E. Klein, "If the Patent Reform Act Passes," March 23, 2007.
3. ↑ OpenCongress info page on Patent Reform Act of 2009

External resources

External articles