Intellectual Property Law

Internet Coverage of Patent Reform Increasing

By Brian Wm. Higgin

     A search of Google© on February 4, 2008 (Monday) using the search terms "patent reform" and the date limiter "last 24 hours" returned "about 13,400" hits.  That compares to 15,400 hits for the entire previous week (same search terms, but using the date limiter "last week").  The 24-hour statistic is interesting, because the time period included Super Bowl Sunday when, presumably, even the most staunch advocates for and against patent reform took time off to watch the big game. Today, a search for "patent reform" and "last 24 hours" returned 14,600 hits. Clearly, reporting about patent reform efforts has increased on the Internet. This may be due to the fact that this week and next are considered by many to be the home stretch before the Senate votes on its current version of S.1145, the Patent Reform Act of 2007.

Full post as published by Maryland Intellectual Property Law Blog on February 07, 2008 (boomark / email).