Patent Reform Needs Senate Cosponsors
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy's patent reform bill needs to attract some new cosponsors before the bill is ready for prime time, policy watchers told Technology Daily on Wednesday.
The Vermont Democrat's legislation already has the support of a number of influential members, including John Cornyn, R-Texas; Orrin Hatch, R-Utah; and Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. Other backers include Robert Bennett, R-Utah; Mike Crapo, R-Idaho; Ken Salazar, D-Colo.; and Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I.
Larry Craig, the Idaho Republican currently involved in a high-profile sex scandal, is also a cosponsor of S. 1145. Craig was arrested earlier this summer in an airport bathroom and pleaded guilty to misdemeanor disorderly conduct. He has since argued that his plea was a mistake and might reconsider his decision to resign from the Senate.
The Senate Judiciary Committee passed the legislation 13-5 in July and the House version, H.R. 1908, won the full chamber's approval on Friday. Look for more patent reform coverage in Technology Daily's PM Edition.
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