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Intellectual Property

Mar. 5, 2009

Lawmakers Introduce Patent Reform, Again

Judiciary Committee chairmen from both the Senate and the House of Representatives tried yet again to overhaul U.S. patent laws Tuesday by introducing new legislation that would fundamentally change how patent disputes are resolved.

By Robert Iafolla and Craig Anderson
Daily Journal Staff Writers

WASHINGTON - Judiciary Committee chairmen from both the Senate and the House of Representatives tried yet again to overhaul U.S. patent laws Tuesday by introducing new legislation that would fundamentally change how patent disputes are resolved.

The legislators admitted, however, that they hadn't yet settled key disagreements that had derailed their last efforts.

Lawmakers ma...

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