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Patent Reform Bill Introduced in U.S. House

Posted by Zonk on from the do-over dept.

kanad wrote to mention a ZDNet article covering the introduction of the Patent Reform Act of 2005 to the U.S. House of Representatives. From the article: "Probably the most sweeping change would be the creation of a process to challenge patents after they are granted by the Patent and Trademark Office. 'Opposition requests' can be filed up to nine months after a patent is awarded or six months after a legal notice alleging infringement is sent out. The bill is supported by the USPTO and Microsoft who have been recently asking for patent reforms ." More details of the bill are available at the Congressman's website."

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  1. Bill Vs Bill by tezbobobo · · Score: 2, Funny
    That's right folks. Round up for the bout to knock the other guy out.

    In the left corner weighing in at $60Billion dollars we have William 'Bill' Gates. In the right corner we have Patent Reform 'Bill'....

  2. Join the latest fantasy game... by Odocoileus · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's called USPTO, and it is loosely based on Magic the Gathering. I for one got a bad manna shuffle.

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