Senate and House intellectual property leaders will hold a press conference Tuesday afternoon on Capitol Hill to discuss congressional action to overhaul the nation's patent system in the 111th Congress. Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy, Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers and ranking member Lamar Smith are expected to introduce bipartisan bicameral patent legislation the same day. The House passed a patent bill last Congress 220 to 175 and the Senate Judiciary Committee reported a similar measure. The bill stalled after Leahy and ranking member Arlen Specter collided over differences on how damages should be awarded in patent lawsuits.
Recent CongressDaily coverage on this issue (subscription required):
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CAP Urges Patent Overhaul Be Priority For Congress, Obama
Look for more in CongressDaily's Tuesday AM Edition.
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