A slimmed down patent reform bill clamping down on demand letters appears the final hope for legislation to get passed in this Congress. But some patent reform supporters are worried a small bill would make it even harder to pass comprehensive reform in the future while others say a pause in efforts to get reform passed is no bad thing
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