Intellectual Property Law

Hillary's Short TakePatent Prospector

During a Pennsylvania campaign stop, Hillary Clinton spoke as if opposed to the pending Patent Reform Act. Asked by a local inventor, Clinton reportedly said she opposes anything in the bill that would hurt manufacturers, noting that New York manufacturers oppose the bill. Simple as that.

By contrast, Barak Obama, whose patent advisor is the anti-patent Prof. Mark Lemley, appears inclined towards the legislation. Some woolly words on the subject have been espoused by Obama's campaign.

Full post as published by IP Law Daily on April 04, 2008 (boomark / email).