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“House lawmakers passed legislation to overhaul the U.S. patent system for the first time in nearly 60 years”

Depending on who you follow, Congress has either delivered a great gift to entrepreneurs and inventors, or shackled them with a terrible handicap: the House last week passed legislation to overhaul the U.S. patent system for the first time in 60 years, making the effort one step away from being put before President Obama’s executive pen. As reported by The Wall Street Journal, the House managed a bipartisan maneuver with more than two-thirds of lawmakers from each party supporting the “America Invents Act,” passing it on a 304-117 vote. The overhaul essentially breaks down into two big changes. Firstly, it…

The Senate overwhelmingly passed legislation to overhaul the U.S. patent system, reviving a long-stalled effort and raising industry hopes that the biggest changes to patent laws in almost six decades could soon be enacted.

Almost 60 years have passed since the last revisions to the patent system, but thanks to a recent Senate decision we may be on the brink of some big changes. The trouble is that if you are an entrepreneur or are an innovative small businessman, you might be coming up short with this reform. As MarketWatch reports, there are a number of changes introduced in the bill even if certain decisions were dropped from the original proposal. The biggest change in the Senate’s overhaul decision is a transition of patent-rights. Whereas patents have always been under a “first to invent”…

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“House lawmakers passed legislation to overhaul the U.S. patent system for the first time in nearly 60 years”

The Senate overwhelmingly passed legislation to overhaul the U.S. patent system, reviving a long-stalled effort and raising industry hopes that the biggest changes to patent laws in almost six decades could soon be enacted.

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