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September 8, 2011
The Déjà Vu Patent Act
The
Senate passed H.R. 1249 unamended, sending the bill to President Obama's desk
for signature. The law goes into effect the day it is signed by the President.
Put a fork in it, it's done, save the self-congratulatory speeches. One small
goosestep for prosecution turmoil, one big brassy leap for patent plutocracy.
This is the biggest change in patent law since 1836, when patents began to be
examined prior to grant. Complaints from business about junk patents spurred the
1836 Act.
Posted by Patent Hawk at September 8, 2011 5:45 PM | The Patent System