Recently the House Judiciary Committee voted 24-8 to approve a revised version of the Innovation Act. As we previously discussed, the Innovation Act was re-introduced in the House earlier this year in the same form approved by the entire House at the end of 2013. The Judiciary Committee recently met to mark-up and
Senate Judiciary Committee approves PATENT Act
Yesterday, we reported on the manager’s amendments to the Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship Act, or “PATENT Act,” a bi-partisan patent reform bill introduced by Senator Leahy and several other Senators. After two additional amendments by members of the Senate Judiciary Committee during yesterday’s mark-up session, the committee approved the bill by a vote of
Revised version of Senate patent reform bill released
On Tuesday, a proposed Manager’s Amendment was released for the Senate’s pending PATENT Act bill. Following is a recap of the recent wave of patent legislation proposals this year.
Innovation Act. Since 2013, the House and the Senate have considered various forms of patent reform legislation that attempt to address perceived patent litigation abuse.
U.S. House of Representatives reintroduces same patent reform bill that passed the House last go around
Last week, House Judiciary Committee Chariman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) reintroduced the Innovation Act, a bill that attempts to address perceived patent litigation abuse. This current bill as introduced is identical to the bill that was passed by the House in December of 2013 by a vote of 325-91. Discussed below are some of the
Senate Judiciary Committee holds hearing on standard-essential patents and antitrust
Today, we attended a hearing held on Capitol Hill by the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights regarding standard-essential patents. The hearing, titled “Standard Essential Patent Disputes and Antitrust Law,” featured testimony from four witnesses from diverse SEP-related backgrounds.
- A. Douglas Melamed, Senior Vice President & General
Senate Judiciary Committee to hold July 30 hearing on standard-essential patents and antitrust law
Patent assertions by non-practicing entities have been garnering much of the patent-related attention on Capitol Hill, but standard-essential patents are also in the mix. Next week, the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights is scheduled to have a hearing on “Standard Essential Patent Disputes and Antitrust Law.” The hearing