Legislation Resources
Patent Reform Bill
Materials from Pat Choate, PHD, economist
Letters to Congress
2008 - Letters addressed to the Senate
- Mar 6, 2008 from Innovation Alliance
- Feb 29, 2008 from Ohio employers, manufacturers and innovators
- Feb 27, 2008 from Motor Equipment Manufactuers Asscoiation
- Feb 25, 2008 from 170 undersigned companies and organizations
- Feb 6, 2008 from 14 Union Organizations
- Feb 5, 2008 From the NSBA America's Small Business Advocate
- Feb 5, 2008 From various College and Univeristies Organizations
- Jan 24, 2008 from Pennsylvania employers
- Jan 24, 2008 from Texas employers and U.S. patent holders
- Jan 23, 2008 from KY-based companies, universities, innovation
ctrs. & investors
- Jan 22, 2008 from Texas employers and U.S. patent holders
2008 - Letters addressed to the House of Representatives
2007 - Letters addressed to the Senate
- Nov 7, 2007 from the Venture Capital Community
- Oct 24, 2007 from the Coalition for Patent Fairness
- Sep 20, 2007 from the American Bar Association
- Aug 27, 2007 from the IEEE - USA Association
- Aug 27, 2007 another letter from the IEEE - USA
- Aug 3, 2007 from
65 Member of House
- Aug 3, 2007 from the Int'l Federation of Professional
& Technical Engineers
- Jul 21, 2007 from the United Steelworkers
- Jul 17, 2007 from
Senator Russ Feingold - Wisconsin
- Jun 19, 2007 from 200
companies and Innovation Alliance
- Jun 14, 2007 from the
21st Century Coalition
- Jun 13, 2007 from Chief Judge Paul R. Michel
- Jun 11, 2007 from a list of Senators
- May 3, 2007 from the U.S. Court
of Appeals
2007 - Letters addressed to the House of Representatives
- Sep 4, 2007 from Pres. Mark Heesen, National Venture Capital Association
- Aug 30, 2007 from the Boehner and Blunt, Republican Leadership
- Aug 27, 2007 from the IEEE - USA Association
- Jul 24, 2007 from the AFL CIO
- Jul 21, 2007 from the United Steelworkers
- Jun 19, 2007 from 200 companies
and Innovation Alliance
- Jun 14, 2007 from the
21st Century Coalition
- Jun 7, 2007 from Chief Judge Paul R. Michel
- Jun 5, 2007 from F. James Sensenbrenner Jr., Member of Congress
- May 24, 2007 from the 21st Century Coalition
- May 16, 2007 from the Department of Commerce
- May 15, 2007 from the 21st Century Coalition
- Jan 27, 2007 from the Innovation Alliance
Patent Reform Organizations
Innovation Alliance -- www.innovationalliance.net
Innovation Alliance is a growing coalition of those that adamantly oppose the bills
for extreme Patent Reform legislation.
21st Century Coalition -- www.patentsmatter.com
A diverse coalition of companies who strongly oppose the extreme provision of the current Patent
Reform Act legislation.
BIO.org, a Biotechnology Industry Organization -- www.bio.org
The Biotechnology Industry Organization advocates a strong and effective global
intellectual property system, but does not advocate extreme Patent Reform legislation.
Professional Inventors Alliance -- www.piausa.org
The Professional Inventors Alliance USA was created more than a decade ago to protect American
invention and encourage innovation. American inventors saw a need to track congressional legislation
and federal policy that impacts independent inventors, small and medium-sized businesses and colleges
and universities.
Patent Resources
History of U.S. Patent Laws --
patenthistory.pdf
A Brief History of United States Patent Laws
U.S. Patent Website -- www.uspto.gov
United States Patent and Trademark Office
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