====== Congressional Patent-Related Activities ======

===== Patent Reform Act of 2007 (08/28/07) =====

[[Patent Reform Act of 2007 | Comprehensive page]]


===== Patent Reform Act of 2007 (04/23/07) =====

A lot of talk lately on the newest edition of the Patent Reform Act.  Dennis Crouch reports that the one-sidedness of the legislation (favoring defendants) makes it unlikely to pass this year.  
  * [[po>http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2007/04/wegner_on_paten.html | 04/27/07 - Hal Wegner's review House Judiciary subcommittee hearing]] 8-)
  * [[pzb>2007/04/patent-reform-act-of-2007-argle-bargle.html | 04/23/07 - Summary, comments]]
  * [[po>patent/2007/04/patent_reform_a_2.html | 04/22/07  - Comments, discussion]]
  * [[po>patent/2007/04/patent_reform_a_1.html | 04/18/07  - Comments, related links, discussion]]


===== 109th Congress revamps PTO practice (08/22/06) =====

On August 3, 2006, Orin Hatch introduced {{congress:s3818.pdf| Senate Bill 3818}}, cosponsored by Sen. Leahy, to revamp Title 35 of the United States Code.  
  * {{congress:s3818_hatch_leahy_comments.pdf|Comments by Sens. Hatch and Leahy}}.
  * [[http://tinyurl.com/y2m75f | Status]].
  * [[http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?tab=main&bill=s109-3818 | GovTrack Status]].