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Government

Jun. 25, 2011

House Passes Patent Reform Bill

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Thuyrsday that would revamp the nation's patent laws for the first time in decades, removing what could be the last major hurdle to the bill becoming law.


By Craig Anderson


Daily Journal Staff Writer


The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday that would revamp the nation's patent laws for the first time in decades, removing what could be the last major hurdle to the bill becoming law.


The patent reform bill, labeled the America Invents Act, is a scaled-down version of legislation that has been proposed for years and passed by a 304-117 margin.


The House version must ...

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