Patent Bill Should Die, 4-22-08

The so-called Patent Reform Act is fundamentally flawed. It combines many bad provisions. Some of the worst parts of the bill include a new, administrative route to challenge patents after they are granted, the ability to infringe a patent without having to pay back what the patented product is truly worth, giving a patent to the first party to file an application rather than the traditional first-to-invent standard, and forcing publication of patent applications at 18 months.

A group of the largest high-tech firms is pushing this legislation, which certain lawmakers are all too eager to accommodate. In short, though, S. 1145 and H.R. 1908 would destroy what the Founding Fathers put into the Constitution with the specific intent of stimulating invention.

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Patent Reform Legislation Has Many Foes, Little Friends

Three weeks have passed since Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) announced plans to bring patent reform legislation to the Senate floor. But since his proclamation of intent the bill, S. 1145, has disappeared from the radar amidst a heavy assault from conservative and liberal activists alike, raising questions as to the fate of the legislation.

Though Mr. Leahy has argued minor disagreements have kept the bill from the floor, opponents of the bill believe otherwise.

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Further reading: PATENT RIGHTS

ALERT: Patent Reform Cheats Inventors!

Tell Your Senator to vote NO on Patent "Reform" (S. 1145)!!

Eagle Forum has been following the developments regarding the Patent Reform Act (S. 1145), sponsored by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT). This dangerous legislation could come up in the Senate for a vote in the next week when Congress returns from its recess. The House version (H.R. 1908) already passed by a vote of 220-175 (Roll Call 863) on September 7, 2007.

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The Patent Act Is A Cheat On Americans

When displaced American workers complain about outsourcing U.S. manufacturing jobs to take advantage of cheap Chinese factory labor, and about insourcing low-paid Asians on H-1B visas to take engineering and computer jobs, the globalists and multinational corporations have a ready answer. They recite in chorus: don't worry, be happy, because American technology and innovation enable us to compete in the global market.

But now those same globalists and multinationals are trying to outsource our technology and innovation advantage by delivering a body-blow to our unique and original patent system. This plan comes under the deceptive label Patent "Reform" Act (H.R. 1908), and it's already been rushed through the U.S. House.

Read Phyllis Schlafly's Oct. 10th column.

Labor surprises Dems with intervention on patent law

Labor unions have stumbled into the middle of a high-stakes lobbying fight between high-tech firms and the pharmaceutical industry over patent law, to the displeasure of some Democrats.

Just as patent reform legislation appeared to be gaining momentum this summer, the AFL-CIO and United Steelworkers of America weighed in with letters critical of bills approved by House and Senate committees. Labor had not been heard on the issue previously, even though high-tech groups have struggled to move legislation for the last two Congresses. TheHill.com, September 05, 2007

The Globalists' Plan To Give Away U.S. Patents

In extraordinary Senate-House coordination, the two Judiciary committees in the same week voted out a bill (S.1145 and H.R.1908) which, if it becomes law, will spell the end of America's world leadership in innovation. Called the Patent Reform Act, it is a direct attack on the unique, successful American patent system created by the U.S. Constitution. Phyllis Schlafly Column, 8-1-07.

Patently offensive

My father-in-law, John Chastain, had the privilege of observing one of America's greatest inventors. As a young man, he worked at a grocery store in Ft. Myers, Fla., where Thomas Edison had a winter home. WorldNetDaily.com, July 26, 2007

Stop reckless rush to overhaul patent system

Reform of the nation's patent system, the 218-year-old wellspring of American innovation and material progress, has become a rush project in Congress. Leading the way is the Senate Judiciary Committee, with a bill that could cripple American innovation. Chairman Patrick J. Leahy, a Vermont Democrat, is trying to hustle his bill through committee, apparently to please several powerful information technology firms - even though testimony at the bill's one hearing revealed serious flaws in the legislation. BaltimoreSun.com, July 18, 2007