Patent Reform Bill Stumbles As Compromise On PTO Fee Diversion Divides House
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
The House rejects the manager's amendment to the bill, which included a last-minute agreement to keep PTO funding under the purview of the Appropriations Committee.
You may also be interested in...
Patent Reform Clears House, But Provisions On PTO Fees, Patent Term Extension Differ From Senate
The Medicines Company and the Appropriations Committee score victories as the House clears the bill by a vote of 304 to 117.
Patent Reform Clears House, But Provisions On PTO Fees, Patent Term Extension Differ From Senate
The Medicines Company and the Appropriations Committee score victories as the House clears the bill by a vote of 304 to 117.
House Patent Reform Bill Hits Roadblock As Appropriations Cmte. Objects To PTO Fee Provision
Stakeholders are furiously lobbying representatives to get them to retain a provision that would end PTO fee diversion to other government programs.