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January 22, 2011
Return of the Leech
Sen.
Patrick "the Leech" Leahy plans to place his sucker on the wallets of the
suckers who dread and drool over patent reform. The 2011 Patent Reform Act will
be introduced Tuesday. "Patent reform is a commonsense, bipartisan effort to
protect jobs and bolster the economy," Leahy effused. The bipartisan bit is the
expectation that senators on both sides of the aisle can bolster themselves, and
protect their jobs, by raking in dough from lobbyists on this year's model of
the patented shtick of much heat and little light about patents. From all sides,
expect the battle cry to be: "move the economy forward." PTO Director Kappos is
already beating that drum. The little stickler is what blood type of patent
reform might bring the batta-boom bolster, making any "reform" contentious
beyond practical passage.
Posted by Patent Hawk at January 22, 2011 8:46 PM | The Patent System
Comments
I haven't checked out the text yet, but from the synopses I've read it sounds like Leahy didn't include any provisions for discontinuing fee diversion in his supposed "patent reform" bill. Is he for real? I realize that, as a congressman, he might not be too eager to cut off a source of revenue for the legislature; but enough is enough. Also, I think this proposed legislation has way too many contentious issues to pass. If Leahy really wants to enact patent reform, I suspect that he may have to be somewhat less ambitious and more incrementalist in his approach.
Posted by: patent litigation at January 31, 2011 1:32 PM