Posts Tagged: h.r. 1249
The America Invents Act – How it All Went Down
On Friday, September 16, 2011, President Obama signed into law “The America Invents Act” (“AIA”) which passed the Senate on September 8, 2011, by a vote of 89-9. The AIA passed …
Senate Votes 89-9 to Pass Patent Reform, No End to Fee Diversion
It looks like my prediction on Tuesday that the Senate would pass H.R. 1249, the America Invents Act, prior to President Obama's much anticipated jobs and economy …
Senate Votes 93-5 to End Debate on Patent Reform, Vote Imminent
The United States Senate voted 93 to 5 earlier this evening to end debate on patent reform, which should set up a vote on H.R. 1249 in the coming …
Patent Reform: Post Grant Review Musings
Why would we expect a new post-issuance review to work any better than the current prosecution process? Why are we to expect the Patent Office, which is …
Is it too late on Patent Reform?
Now, we’re about to toss it out in favor of a “first to file” bent with post grant challenges and derivation proceedings? Say what…….why? What …
Patent Reform Back to Senate After Labor Day
Cloture is the only procedure by which the Senate can vote to place a time limit on consideration of a bill or other matter, and thereby overcome …
Patent Reform Stalled in the Senate Thanks to Debt Ceiling
That being the case it seems likely to me that patent reform won't be picked up in the Senate until after Labor Day in September. What does …
Torpedoing Patent Rights
The vast number of America’s companies that need patents to prosper and grow should fear the post-grant provisions for challenging patents in H.R. 1249, the patent …
Patent Reform: House Passes America Invents Act 304-117
United States House of Representatives passed H.R. 1249, which is known as the America Invents Act by a vote of 304-117. This bill differs from the Senate …
Handwriting on the Wall: House Passes Managers Amendment to America Invents Act
Shortly after 2pm Eastern Time the United States House of Representatives voted on the Managers Amendment to the America Invents Act, H.R. 1249. The Managers Amendment passed …
Lack of Commitment on PTO Funding is Killing Patent Reform
Obviously, Congressman Rogers is not being completely straight forward. The funds that exceed the appropriation to the USPTO would be available for use by the USPTO if …
U.S. Patent Office Pays More Taxes Than General Electric
General Electric was not the only large U.S. corporation not to pay taxes. According to Citizens for Tax Justice, General Electric had some company. In fact, …
Top 10 Reasons Republicans Might Oppose the Patent Office
Given that House Republicans seem to fear an adequately funded Patent Office I got to thinking — What could they be afraid of? With that in mind, here …
House Republicans Oppose Adequately Funded Patent Office
Despite the fact that Congressmen Ryan and Rogers would like this to be about the Obama Administration, the fact is that Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) is the …
