Patent reform
Executive Summary
House approves American Inventor's Protection Act (HR 1907) Aug. 4, providing day-for-day restoration of patent term lost at the Patent and Trademark Office through delays in reviews, appeals and interferences. Introduced by Rep. Coble (R-N.C.) May 24, the bill establishes PTO as an independent agency under the Department of Commerce and establishes two patent and trademark public advisory committees (1"The Pink Sheet" June 7, p. 25). Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Hatch (R-Utah) is expected to consider the bill or introduce companion legislation in the fall
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