Archive for August, 2005
Senator Hatch forecasts a cautious (and slow?) approach to patent reform in the Senate
As everyone watches the Patent Act of 2005 (H.R. 2795) in the House, the Senate has yet to see any proposed legislation. Senator Hatch, as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, has held two oversight hearings on the matter but has yet to introduce a bill or even a proposed draft.
The Senate’s approach to [...]
Potential stateside effects of European Union failure to adopt the Computer Implemented Inventions Directive
Bruce Lehman, former United States Commissioner for Patents & Trademarks, writes in today’s Wall Street Journal about last month’s decision by the European Parliament to pass on a directive that would have established a Europe-wide standard for patenting computer related inventions.
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One of the most interesting aspects of the article [...]
India opens first of four new intellectual property facilities
Following on the heels of its last minute maneuvering to modernize its intellectual property laws, the Indian government announced yesterday the opening of its first “integrated intellectual property rights office.”
The new facility is in New Delhi and is one of four planned across the country.
The Commerce Minister called the new facility “state-of-the-art” and “comparable to [...]
Get USPTO News and Notices delivered right to your inbox
Last week, on rethink(ip), we announced the availability of RSS feeds containing all items from the USPTO News and Notices site.
This new feature has been received with a great deal of enthusiasm by the RSS-lovers out there (you know who you are!). Several readers explained that they loved the concept of getting USPTO news delivered to [...]
Draft amendment to the Patent Act of 2005 - Pharma’s bill, with a twist
I finally had a chance to review the entire draft amendment to H.R. 2795, the Patent Act of 2005. The draft amendment is in the nature of a substitute, meaning that, if the amendment is entered, the entire text of the original bill, save the enacting clause, will be replaced with the text of the [...]
Patent Act of 2005 - *Draft* amendment circulated
There has been no formal action on the Patent Act of 2005 (H.R. 2795) since its initial referral to the House Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
Representative Smith, the original sponsor of the bill, is currently circulating a draft amendment in the form of a substitute. As of today, this amendment (substitute bill) [...]
Promote the Progress to focus on the core - Worldwide Intellectual Property Law and Policy
Last month I signaled that a change was coming to Promote the Progress. In that post, I joked about an “all Led Zeppelin, all the time” format. Turns out, I was somewhat serious…
I used my recent break from blogging to give serious thought to the purpose of the blog. In the last month, I’ve made several decisions regarding its future direction. The [...]
Looking for patent reform resources?
Looking for patent reform resources?
View all Promote the Progress posts on the topic here.
Need a .pdf of the Patent Act of 2005? Testimony from the Congressional hearings? The PTP Patent Reform Library is here.
If you’re having trouble finding something, let me know.
[Copyright 2005 J. Matthew Buchanan. Originally published on Promote the Progress.]
