12 May 2008

End of the road for US patent reform bill

Eileen McDermott, New York

Senate bill S1145, known as the Patent Reform Act, has been officially removed from the Senate schedule and is unlikely to be debated this congressional session

The bill was added to the Senate calendar in January and was predicted to make it to the floor by April. However, the legislation has been stalled for some time due to a lack of agreement on key issues, such as reform of damages.

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