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February 21, 2008
Patent reform update - about the bill
Last week, Senators Patrick Leahy and Orrin Hatch (the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Judiciary Committee, respectively) published an op-ed in the Washington Times - Meaningful patent reform. The piece defends their bipartisan work on the bill and ends with this:
As legislators, we know we are headed in the right direction when everyone is complaining that the entire bill is not going their way. We see this as a necessary, albeit somewhat difficult, part of the legislative process. But we welcome it. But at the end of day, we are confident that we will resolve the remaining issues in ways that should make everyone comfortable and will ensure final passage.
The Senate has a tremendous and historic opportunity — and a constitutional responsibility — to further strengthen our nation's competitiveness through meaningful patent reform. Now is the time.
Sound like they are building the case for moving ahead soon. I hope so.
Posted by Ken Jarboe at February 21, 2008 9:45 AM
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