Patent Reform Act in the U.S. Senate

US Senate – Measures Considered:

Patent Reform Act–Agreement: Senate began consideration of S. 23, to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform, agreeing to the committee reported amendments, and taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto:
Pages S936-53, S956-57
Pending:
Leahy Amendment No. 114, to improve the bill.
Pages S950-52
Vitter/Toomey Amendment No. 112, to require that the Government prioritize all obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt limit is reached.
Pages S952-53
Bennet Amendment No. 116, to reduce the fee amounts paid by small entities requesting prioritized examination under Three-Track Examination.
Page S956
Bennet Amendment No. 117, to establish additional USPTO satellite offices.
Pages S956-57
Lee Amendment No. 115, to express the sense of the Senate in support of a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.
Page S957
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the bill at approximately 11 a.m., on Tuesday, March 1, 2011.
Page S1022
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• White House, Leahy Push For Patent Reform Ahead Of Cloture Vote, Josh Smith, National Journal http://tinyurl.com/645sy44
• S. 23: The U.S. Senate’s Patent Reform Bill, Thomas E. Friebel, David B. Cochran and Peter G. Thurlow, Jones Day Publications http://tinyurl.com/6yenqac
• Sen. Mark Kirk’s “Small Business Bill of Rights” gains support, State Column http://tinyurl.com/6fyxq3y
• Patent Overhaul Gathers Steam, Glenn Hess, Chemical & Engineering News http://tinyurl.com/5uwxjeg
• Senate Adopts Key Amendment To Patent Bill, Josh Smith, National Journal http://tinyurl.com/623mehk
• Myhrvold’s patent firm sees revenue swell, John Letzing, MarketWatch http://tinyurl.com/4mbrb27
• Senate votes to close debate on Patent Reform Act, Josiah Ryan, Hill http://tinyurl.com/6eujxa5
• Cloture filed on Patent Reform Act, Josiah Ryan, Hill http://tinyurl.com/4cnc5sw
  
• Feinstein patent reform amendment fails, Hayley Tsukayama, Washington Post http://tinyurl.com/5wjqbnw

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