Los Angeles – Last week, President Obama signed a new patent reform bill called the America Invents Act into legislation which passed in the Senate by a large bipartisan majority vote, 89-9. The rare occasion that both political parties agree on anything would be reason to celebrate, however, in this case, individual inventors and entrepreneurs did anything
House Passes New First-to-File Patent Legislation
San Diego – After several unsuccessful attempts in previous Congresses, the House Judiciary Committee finally passed the America Invents Act by a 32-3 vote. Large companies such as Google, Johnson & Johnson, 3M, General Electric, Apple, Dell, and Facebook have supported the House bill, making it the first significant revamp in the U.S. patent system
The America Invents Act Brings U.S. Closer To First-To-File Patent System
Los Angeles – The U.S. Senate has passed the America Invents Act, a new law that is aimed to create synergy between U.S. patent law and foreign patent laws. Most importantly, the law will move the United States one step closer to the well-embraced first-to-file system used by most other countries. With the first-to-file