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US Patent Reform Agreement Allegedly Finally Achieved in the U.S. Congress

By Andis Kaulins

Diane Bartz for Reuters reported from Washington on February 25, 2010 at Tentative US patent reform pact reached [acc. to] Sen. Leahy writing that:

"Leading U.S. lawmakers have reached a tentative agreement to reform the nation's patent system, said Senator Patrick Leahy, chairman of the Judiciary Committee and a leader in the effort."

That report was updated by Bartz with more details at UPDATE 2-Tentative US patent reform pact reached-Sen. Leahy where she writes:

"[S]ources working on the issue said that the bill would require judges hearing patent infringement cases to play a gatekeeper role in helping identify appropriate damages.

The measure also gives the patent office the authority to set its own fees, said the sources, who asked to speak privately since they were not authorized to discuss the matter.

One has to be cautious about expecting anything this field since a nearly identical report of Congressional progress was made nearly one year ago, with little result.

The wheels of "comfortable" government and Congress itself sometimes seem to move slower than USPTO patent applications, and THAT is slow.

Full post as published by LawPundit on February 25, 2010 (boomark / email).