[Usa] Congress Passes Patent Reform Act

Ten years in the making, patent reform is getting close to becoming law. The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (HR 1249) imposes a fundamental change in US patent law. The House approved the bill in June, and the Senate passed the bill by an 89-9 margin on September 8. Currently, the US awards on a "first-to-invent" basis. The most important piece of the new legislation would change awards to a "first-to-file" basis.

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Am Ceram Soc Bull 90 8 2011 9-10
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[Usa] Congress Passes Patent Reform Act
Am Ceram Soc Bull 90 8 2011 9-10
N 2746
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