This year’s debate on federal patent reform has begun in earnest. Last Friday, the White House expressed its support for the leading Senate bill, the Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship (PATENT) Act (S. 1137), and the Senate Judiciary Committee held its first hearing on the PATENT Act earlier today.
Aside from the PATENT Act, there are several other proposed bills in both the House of Representatives and the Senate directed at curbing perceived litigation abuse by non-practicing entities. Below, we provide a summary of the competing legislation, with special attention to the two leading bills: the Innovation Act and the PATENT Act.
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