Library of Congress Issues Report on Proposed Patent Reform

Wendy Schacht along with Georgetown Professor Jay Thomas have authored a new report on patent reform on behalf of the Library of Congress. Without being judgmental, the report outlines the major elements of the proposed patent reform bill H.R. 2795. The report reviews changes in the following areas, and importantly, how the specific change would affect particular groups and industries (individual inventors; universities; technology companies; biotech; etc.).

• First Inventor to File
• Grace Period
• Elimination of Sections 102(c), (d) and (f)
• Assignee Filing
• Elimination of the Best Mode Requirement
• Inequitable Conduct
• Publication of Pending Applications
• Pre-Issuance Submissions
• Continuation Applications
• Prior User Rights
• Injunctions
• Limitation Upon Damages
• Willful Infringement
• Post-Issuance Opposition Proceedings

Link: File Attachment: Schacht-Thomas Report on Patent Reform (183 KB)