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Intellectual Property

May 8, 2013

Another patent reform bill introduced in Congress

A year and a half after President Barack Obama signed a patent reform bill into law, Congress is considering new legislation to discourage non-practicing entities from asserting what observers label dubious patent infringement claims.


By Kevin Lee


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A year and a half after President Barack Obama signed a patent reform bill into law, Congress is considering new legislation to discourage non-practicing entities from asserting what observers label dubious or frivolous patent infringement claims.


U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer publicly introduced a bill late Monday afternoon that would allow the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to review disputed business m...

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