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Few "Reform" Provisions Remain in S. 23 Relating to the Judiciary

By Donald Zuhn, Kevin Noonan, Chris Singer, Sherri Oslick, and Jason Derry

By Kevin E. Noonan -- Seante bill S. 23 (the "America Invents Act"), as passed on March 13, 2011, contains few provisions related to aspects of patent law administered by the judiciary. This is ironic, in view of the extent to which calls for reform of damages, venue, willfulness, and other issues provided a major impetus to the persistent calls for reform that originally motivated such legislation (see, e.g., "Tech Companies Send Letter on Patent Reform to Secretary Locke"; "Draft Report on Senate Patent Reform Bill Circulated"; "Draft Report on Senate Patent Reform Bill: Damages"; "Senate Leadership Unveils Details of...

Full post as published by Patent Docs on March 22, 2011 (boomark / email).