New US patent reform bill revives debate
29 September 2008
Eileen McDermott, New York
Senator Jon Kyl of Arizona last week introduced new patent reform legislation that is substantially different from the hotly debated Patent Reform Act of 2008 introduced by Senator Patrick Leahy last year
The bill features several major departures from S1145, including removing the provision requiring mandatory search reports to be submitted with patent applications to the USPTO (so-called applicant quality submissions (AQS)). A spokesperson for the PTO told Managing IP that the Administration strongly supports the mandatory AQS provision of S1145, but that the Office “share[s] Senator Kyl’s commitment to develop a bill that fairly balances the interests of innovators in all industries and areas of technology, promotes patent quality and...
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