April 3, 2009

Bill That Could Bring Sweeping Change in Patent Law Advances in Senate

By Goldie Blumenstyk

Washington

A bill that could bring a major overhaul to U.S. patent law—and perhaps prompt inventors to publish new findings earlier to preserve their intellectual-property rights—was adopted by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday. Thanks to several amendments also adopted Thursday, the new measure, unlike bills proposed in 2007, would not undercut the rights of academic institutions that hold patents, college officials said.

The amended Senate bill (S 515), which was approved

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