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- Patent Should Never Die
Apr 22, 2008 - James R. Edwards Jr., Human Events
- Protect innovation: Legislation being debated by the Senate would weaken the value of patents, which could be harmful to Wisconsin's...
Apr 14, 2008 - Editorial, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, The (KRT) Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge
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Patent reform hits wall in Senate
Apr 11, 2008 - Christopher S. Rugaber, BusinessWeek via Associated Press
- For Patents, Smoot-Leahy
Mar 20, 2008 - Op/Ed by Gregory Fossedal posted in the New York Sun
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Letter in The Raleigh Chronicle: RTP Firm Opposes Patent Bill
Mar 15, 2008 - Drew Vinal, Pres. & CEO at Thunderbird Technologies, Inc.
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Sally C. Pipes: A threat to invention
Mar 6, 2008 - Sally C. Pipes, StarTribune
- AFL-CIO Executive Council Statement of Innovation and Patent Reform
Mar 4, 2008 - AFL-CIO Executive Council
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More and better jobs: the patent factor
Mar 3, 2008 - Op/Ed by Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio)
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Modernizing our patent law would stimulate our economy
Mar 3, 2008 Op/Ed by Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah)
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Are Patents Headed For Extinction?
Feb 25, 2008 - Joe Kiani, Op/Ed published at Forbes.com
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OMB receives Addtional Submission Regarding PTO Rules Packages
Feb 21, 2008 - Donald Zuhn, Patentdocs.net - a Biotech & Pharma Patent Law & News Blog
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A patent 'reform' bill in the US has me worried
Feb 20, 2008 - Bernard G. Frieder Op/ed published at The Jerusalem Post
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Unions Urge Senate To Oppose Patent Reform Act
Feb 8, 2008 - K.C. Jones, InformationWeek
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Bush staff, tech titans split over patent bill
Feb 5, 2008 - Tom Abate, San Francisco Chronicle Staff Writer
- The Bush Administration strongly opposes
S.1145 bill in its current form...
Feb 5, 2008 - U.S. PTO website
- Intellectual Property Law Takes Shap at Home and Abroad
Feb 1, 2008 - SPECIAL REPORT by the Bureau of National Affairs, Inc.
- The Honorable Paul Michel address to the Association of
Coporate Counsel Transcript
Jan 28, 2008 - The Honorable Paul R. Michel, Chief Judge for the U.S. Court
of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
- U.S. can't afford to mar innovation
Jan 28, 2007 - Alexander Poltorak, The Christian Science Monitor
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YouTube series on Patent Reform from NBR
Nov 9 and 20, 2008 - PBS Nightly Business Report
- The Greatest Changes in the U.S. Patent System in the Last 50 Years
Nov 7, 2007 - Yongshun Cheng and Li Lin, China Intellectual Property News
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IP Experts: Put The Brakes On Patent Reform
Nov 15, 2007 - Daniel Harris, Electronic Design
- The "Patent Fairness" Issue - The Patent Reform Act of 2007: Responding to
Legitimate Needs or Special Interests?
Oct 30, 2007 - BusinessVoice - An Analysis by Pat Choate, Ph.D. Manufacturing Policy Project
- Court Hits PatentHolders
Oct 2, 2007 - Peter Latman, Wall Street Journal
- Leveling the Patent Playing Field
Sep 25, 2007 - Peter N. Detkin, The John Marshall Review of Intellectual Property Law
- Lobbying kicks off against patent bill
Sep 21, 2007 - Frank Davies, Washington Bureau, San Jose Mercury News
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Patent law overhaul: Bad for start-ups?
Sep 20, 2007 - Anne Broche, CNETnews.com
- Countervailing forces propel patent reform
Sep 17, 2007 - Rick Merritt, EE Times
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House OKs revamp of patent system
Sep 7, 2007 - Anne Broache, CNet News
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White House Seeks Changes To Patent Reform Proposal
Sep 7, 2007 - K.C. Jones, Information Week
- The Patent Reform Act Will Hurt, Not Help, the U.S. Patent System
Aug 2007 - Patent Professional Office Association (POPA) representing more than 5200 Examiners
- Speak Up for The American Patent System
Aug 2007 - Phyllis Schlafly, EagleForum.org
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Patent System's Revamp Hits Wall
Aug 27, 2007 - By GREG HITT, Wall Street Journal
- The laptop vs. the pill bottle
Aug 5, 2007 - Editorial in the San Francisco Chronicle
- The Globalists' Plan To Give Away U.S. Patents
Aug 1, 2007 - Phyllis Schlafly, EagleForum.org
- Finance industry leads of patent reform
Jul 31, 2007 - Lisa Lerer, The Politico
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The Unions Weigh in on Patent Reform
Jul 26, 2007 - Michael Gorman, Tech Law Forum, Santa Clara University School of Law
- Tech vs. Tech: The Patent War
Jul 24, 2007 - Chris Frates, The Politico
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Look Who's Fighting Patent Reform
Jul 9, 2007 - BusinessWeek
- Senate Judiciary Committee Delays Action on Patent Reform Bill
Jun 15, 2007 - Patent, Trademark and Copyright Journal by the Bureau of National Affairs, Inc., Washington DC.
- Industries Brace For Tough Battle Over Patent Law
Drug Makers Oppose Overhaul Plan Backed By Tech, Finance Firms
Jun 6, 2007 - Greg Hitt, Wall Street Journal
- A Tech Difference on Patent Reform?
Jun 6, 2007 - Roy Mark, internetnews.com
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Administration Seeks Overhaul of Patent System
Jun 6, 2007- Steve Lohr, New York Times
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Reform of Patent Damages: S 1145 and HR 1908
by William C. Rooklidge, Partner at Howrey LLP, a patent litigator
Press Releases
- Senate Patent Reform Leaders Release Amendments
In Advance of Patent Reform Debate
Mar 12, 2008 - Senator Arlen Specter - Pennsylvania
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Senate Patent Reform Leaders Release Amendments
In Advance of Patent Reform Debate
Mar 12, 2008 - Senator Orin Hatch - Utah
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Senate Patent Reform Leaders Release Amendments
In Advance of Patent Reform Debate
Mar 12, 2008 - Senator Patrick Leahy - Vermont
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The TPL Group Calls for Grassroots Level Support to Stop Passage of The Patent Reform Act
Mar 3, 2008 - The TPL Group
- So-Called Patent
Reform Act Will Enable Big-Tech Goliaths to Operate Beyond The Law Cautions TPL Group's Dan Leckrone
Nov 5, 2007 - The TPL Group
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House Narrowly Passes Heavily Amended "Patent Reform Act"
Sep 10, 2007 - The TPL Group
- Opposition to So-called
"Patent Reform Act" Rapidly Growing
Sep 6, 2007 - The TPL Group
- "Entrenched Patent Protected
Companies Who Dominate Markets Want to Weaken Our Patent System," Warns Dan Leckrone, Chairman of
the TPL Group
Aug 1, 2007 - The TPL Groups
- More than 200
Companies and Organizations Sign Letter Urging Significant Change in the Patent Reform Act of 2007
Jun 19, 2007 - Innovation Alliance
- The TPL Group Adds "Legislation"
Forum to Website to Review Sweeping Changes Proposed by the Patent Reform Act of 2007
Jun 12, 2007 - The TPL Group
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The Patent Reform Act of 2007 Will Weaken Patents and Jeopardize Continued Biotechnology Innovation
Jun 6, 2007 - Bio.org
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Goodwin Procter Attorneys Examine Patent Reform Act of 2007
Jun 6, 2007 - Editorial via USNewswire
- Diverse Industries Unite in Concern Over Provisions in Patent Reform Legislation
May 15, 2007 - Members of the Innovation Alliance
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