H.R. 1260 · 111th Congress
Patent Reform Act of 2009
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ConyersSponsor5 cosponsors · 2 D, 3 R
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Patent Reform Act of 2009 - Amends federal patent law to rewrite provisions concerning the conditions for patentability.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 3, 2009
Patent Reform Act of 2009 - Amends federal patent law to rewrite provisions concerning the conditions for patentability.
Defines "effective filing date of a claimed invention" as the filing date of the patent or the application for patent containing the claim to the invention (thus establishing a first-to-file system).
Revises various other rights and requirements related to patents, including regarding: (1) damages; (2) post-grant procedures; (3) citation of prior art; and (4) inter partes reexaminations; (5) preissuance submissions by third parties; (6) venue and jurisdiction; and (7) the regulatory authority of the Patent and Trademark Office.
Replaces the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences with the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Revises provisions concerning the residency of federal circuit judges.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Patent Reform Act of 2009
Latest action (Apr 30, 2009): Committee Hearings Held.
Policy area: Commerce · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 3, 2009
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.