Leahy and Hatch push Patent Reform Act of 2007
by T. Colin Dodd
From a Washington Times Op-Ed coauthored by Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
During the course of our work in the Senate, we have often found ourselves on opposite sides of controversial legislation. While we agree to disagree on some questions that come before the Senate Judiciary Committee, we have long been close partners on intellectual property issues. For several years, modernizing the patent system has been at the front and center of our mutual legislative agenda. Meaningful patent reform is crucial to America’s ability to maintain its competitive edge in the world, and now — after years of careful spadework — Congress has the chance to move forward.
The Patent Reform Act of 2007 (S.1145) is the product of years of deliberation and study within Congress and by many esteemed agencies and institutions, including dozens of hearings with the testimony of scores of witnesses, extensive and substantive mark-up sessions, and hundreds of meetings and discussions with countless stakeholders representing a sweeping array of interests in the patent system.
February 26th, 2008 at 11:46 pm
All of these statements about “years of deliberation ….including dozens of hearings with the testimony of scores of witnesses”
AHA!!! Turns out the scores of witnesses have been virtually ALL FROM THE SAME SIDE - AND THAT WAS NOT THE SIDE OF INVENTORS, UNIVERSITIES AND THOSE OTHER WHO REALLY ARE INVENTORS.
In short — he chose to listen only to the sise of the patent pirates who are sponsoring S.1145.