Category Archives: Patent Reform Legislation

Let The Reformation Begin! Patent Reform Act Passes

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Warren Woessner

The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (H.R. 1249) passed the Senate on Thursday, 89-9, after more than six years of work – sometimes sporadic – by the various interested parties. Although President Obama hailed the bill as creating jobs by streamlining … Continue reading →

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Judge Michel Takes “Patent Reform” Bills To Task

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Warren Woessner

In an interview with Intellectual Property Watch, former Chief Judge Paul R. Michel set forth, in one place, all of the most problematic (Ed.: read, “worst”) features of the Leahy Smith America Invents Act, versions of which have been passed … Continue reading →

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H.R. 1249 Voted Out Of Committee: No Grace Period For You!

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Warren Woessner

You may well be tired of hearing about the contending amendments, but I must note that the House version of the America Invents Act was voted out of Committee after being amended to reinstate the section of 102 that limits … Continue reading →

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Fixing The Holes – Proposed Amendment De-Bugs Grace Period

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Warren Woessner

Today, a Manager’s Amendment to H.R. 1249, the “Patent Reform Bill” was circulated that exempts all disclosures made by the inventor from patent defeating activities, if they are made within one year of filing on the invention. In other words, … Continue reading →

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