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April 9, 2008

Crumbling

Like a rat leaving a sinking ship, Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., has pulled his support for S. 1145 over damages apportionment. According to Congressional Quarterly, sponsor Sen. Patrick Leahy, Senate Judiciary Committee chair, "reserved the Senate television studio for a news conference two days in a row this week, only to cancel both times." Leary had previously acknowledged the vote count problematic, though he had been hoping to get it to the floor. Leahy and cosponsor Sen. Orrin Hatch are still haggling over the inequitable conduct provision. Hatch's support for the bill is contingent on changes being made.

Posted by Patent Hawk at April 9, 2008 2:02 PM | The Patent System