Patent Reform

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legislation proposed, but not passed in 2005, 2007 and 2010 in the U.S. Congress in an attempt to change U.S. patent law, as well as the Leahy–Smith America Invents Act (AIA) is a United States federal statute that was passed by Congress and was signed into law by President Barack Obama on September 16, 2011.

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Patent reform hits dead end in Senate - POLITICO - Patent reform hits dead end in Senate - POLITICO

TheHill - Patent reform bill dealt fatal blow in Senate Sen. Leahy is taking the bill off of his committee’s agenda after weeks of negotiations.

U.S. Senate Drives a Stake Through Heart of Patent Reform | WIRED - U.S. Senate Drives a Stake Through Heart of Patent Reform | WIRED

Patent reform is dead, but can Congress kick trolls out of the ITC? | Ars Technica - Patent reform is dead, but can Congress kick trolls out of the ITC? | Ars Technica

The 'broken patent system': how we got here and how to fix it | The Verge - The 'broken patent system': how we got here and how to fix it | The Verge

Vermont Enacts The Nation's First Anti-Patent Trolling Law - Vermont Enacts The Nation's First Anti-Patent Trolling Law

Electronic Frontier Foundation - Senator Leahy Kills Patent Reform (For Now)

Patent reform suffered a massive setback today when Senator Patrick Leahy, as chair of the Judiciary Committee, announced that he is taking patent reform “off the agenda.” We understand that other senators—particularly Sens. Chuck Schumer and John Cornyn—were still working hard to reach a...

Why Harry Reid Blocked Patent Reform - Why Harry Reid Blocked Patent Reform

Time - This Is How the Patent Trolls and Trial Lawyers Won

For over a year, intellectual property reform advocates and their allies in Congress have been trying to advance legislation designed to crack down on so-called…

Slate Magazine - Where Does Patent Reform Go From Here? This piece originally appeared in New America’s Weekly Wonk. Of all Silicon Valley’s legislative goals, it seemed as if moves to club the patent trolls ...