What’s the Big Deal About Patent Reform, Anyway?
Unless you’re a major IP dork (like me), you probably haven’t been following all the different versions of currently pending patent legislation. There has been little coverage of the issues in the media, and most of your friends probably don’t even realize that the patent system as we know it may be changing drastically. Well, maybe “drastically” is a little strong, but to a patent attorney these are major changes.
So, if you want to be informed, you can read the entire 63-page proposed legislation (HR 2795 IH), or you can get the 4-page Cliffs Notes version: Patent Reform and Why You Should Care.
It isn’t too late to contact your representatives in the House or the Senate and let them know how you feel about the changes. Since few people are even aware of the issue of patent reform, your voice can be heard.
For the Okies, you can contact your representatives through the internet. If you aren’t sure who your Congressman is, go here first.
- Tom Coburn
- James Inhofe
- John Sullivan (1st District)
- Dan Boren (2nd District)
- Frank Lucas (3rd District)
- Tom Cole (4th District)
- Ernest Istook Jr. (5th District)
You may be interested in reading the following related posts:
- Another USPTO Fee Increase?
- Patent Reform Act of 2007 – Part 4
- overview of the patent reform act of 2007
- patent reform bush-whacked: the decider weighs in
- PATENT OFFICE USER FEE DIVERSION
Posted by Douglas Sorocco, August 17, 2005 at 4:02 pm
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