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US Patent Reform Prospects Unclear; First-To-File Questioned

By Intellectual Property Watch

Patent reform may be chugging along in the United States Congress, but so far, with the Senate soon to be consumed with what could be a contentious Supreme Court nomination fight, and with President Obama still lacking a new director of the US Patent and Trademark Office, some are questioning whether reform will actually happen this year. In addition, a key "first-to-file" provision in the US bill to harmonise with other countries may be more appearance than substance.

Full post as published by Intellectual Property Watch on May 18, 2009 (boomark / email).