Patent Law

BIO on patent reform 2009

By Lawrence B. Ebert, Esq.

Andrew Noyes from Congress Daily asked about patent reform, and Brent Delmonte, BIO's Vice President for Governmental Relations said that BIO hopes for support for the Senate bill, a "fair, responsible compromise," and that contentious bills (like H.R. 1908 from the previous Congress) could slow patent reform. He mentioned "great ideas" from both sides of the Hill, including re-examination and the "second window," and the "gatekeeper" function of judges on the damages issue. On balance, BIO remains "hopeful" for a patent reform bill in this Congress, but doesn't see any "date certain" for the bill coming to the floor.

Full post as published by IPBiz on September 11, 2009 (boomark / email).