Posts Tagged ‘patent reform’
What does Patent Reform mean for Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs?
The recent passage of the long-awaited Patent Reform bill was heralded by many around the country as great accomplishment; however, the bill was not without controversy, particularly in the Silicon Valley, where many who work with start-ups and tech companies expressed concern about the new legislation. In my recent blog posting on the California Biotech…
Read MoreGenetic Engineering & Biotechnology News Interviews Kristie Prinz on Patent Reform
To follow up on our coverage of the patent reform debate which has been revived in Congress, I wanted to share with you an interview I gave with Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News earlier this month on the patent reform issue. The article explored the competing interests of the biotechnology and high tech industries on…
Read MoreCongress Set to Consider Leahy-Hatch, Kyl Patent Reform Bills
Congress is set to consider two newly introduced patent reform bills. The Leahy-Hatch bill, also known as the Patent Reform Act of 2009, was introduced on March 3, 2009. The full text of S. 515, the Leahy-Hatch bill is attached. Following the introduction of the Leahy-Hatch bill, Senator Kyl introduced a second bill, S 610, which is also…
Read MoreCopyright Reform: Is it Time to Take Patent Reform Off the Table and Work on Copyright Reform?
Given where we are on the patent reform debate, is it time to move patent reform off the table and work on copyright reform? If you haven’t heard many calls for this lately, you are not alone, but according to Wired, Judge Miriam Hall Patel, who presided over the Napster case has had time to…
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