Patent Reform 2005: HR 2795 and the Road to Post-Grant Oppositions

CL Logan - UMKC L. Rev., 2005 - HeinOnline
On June 8, 2005, Congressman Lamar Smith of Texas introduced legislation in the United
States House of Representatives representing the most sweeping reforms to patent law in …

If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It: The Unnecessary Scope of Patent Reform as Embodied in the 21st Century Patent System Improvement Act and" the Omnibus Patent Act of …

JE Robertson - J. Intell. Prop. L., 1997 - HeinOnline
On April 23, 1997, the United States House of Representatives passed the" 21st Century
Patent System Improvement Act," 1 a bill originally introduced into the 104th Congress in …

Reform of the Patent Laws: Forging Legislation Addressing Disparate Interests

WC Rooklidge - J. Pat. & Trademark Off. Soc'y, 2006 - HeinOnline
The present patent reform movement in the United States seeks fundamental changes to our
country's patent law and procedure. The proposed reforms would, among other things …

Comparison of Chinese and US patent reform legislation: Which, if either, got it right

WC dJaeschke, Z Lu, P Crawford - J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L., 2011 - HeinOnline
Chinese patent law has a short history whereas the United States (" US") system has a more
robust history. This article chronicles important remaining differences between Chinese and …

Patent demand-A simple path to patent reform

TK Wilson - Int'l. In-House Counsel J., 2008 - HeinOnline
The patent system in the United States was intended to help promote the useful arts by
providing inventors of new technologies the time-limited right to exclude others from the …

Too much, too little, or just right-a goldilocks approach to patent reexamination reform

KM Zandy - NYU Ann. Surv. Am. L., 2005 - HeinOnline
One-Click Shopping. The Most Advanced Bra Ever. Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches.
Which of the three is patentable? The answer may be none, but companies applied for …

Harmonization of US and Foreign Patent Law and HR 2795: The Patent Reform Act of 2005

RM Corbett - Fla. J. Int'l L., 2006 - HeinOnline
* JD 2006. To my wife and family for all their love and support. 1. Comm'n on Intellectual
Prop. Rights, Integrating Intellectual Property Rights and Development Policy: Report of the …

[PDF][PDF] Remembering the Public's Interest in the Patent System–A Post-Grant Opposition Designed to Benefit the Public

E Williams - Boston College Intellectual Property and Technology …, 2006 - lira.bc.edu
Patents are supposed to benefit the public. The Constitution implicitly expresses this intent
[1] and the Supreme Court has so interpreted it.[2] Yet the current patent system falls …

Patents' New Salience

J Freilich - Va. L. Rev., 2023 - HeinOnline
It is quite likely that you, the reader, have infringed a patent today. There are millions of in-
force US patents, and many cover routine, everyday behaviors. Perhaps you used a …

US Patent Reform Act of 2011 (America Invents Act): The transition from first-to-invent to first-to-file principle

SH Krishnamurthy - J. Intell. Prop. Info. Tech. & Elec. Com. L., 2014 - HeinOnline
In September 2011, the America Invents Act-an extensive and wide-ranging patent reform
law-was enacted in the United States of America. The adoption of these reforms was an …