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New Administration, Same Patent Reform Bill
08 May 2025 23:40 GMT
A bipartisan group of senators and congressional representatives reintroduced the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA), which aims to reform the law of patent eligibility under 35 U.S.C. § 101. PERA seeks to address the challenges posed by recent …
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BIO applauds reintroduction of two bills aimed at patent reform
05 May 2025 14:15 GMT
The May 1 reintroduction of two bills designed to strengthen the certainty of U.S. patents earned praise from the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO).
The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA Act) would address confusing court decisions by …
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New FDA Leadership Could Raise The Bar For Drug Approvals
09 May 2025 18:19 GMT
… these signals: even talk of patent reform or aggressive generic promotion can …
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Drug Patent Reform’s Been Postponed Repeatedly, Is The 119th Congress Ready To Act?
06 Apr 2025 16:16 GMT
… on calls for pharmaceutical patent reform for a while. … nonprofit organization that advocates drug patent reform, says that “excessive” … pharmaceutical industry maintains that patent reform isn’t needed. It … on two bipartisan drug patent reform bills in the …
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Renewed Efforts in Congress for Pharmaceutical Patent Reform
11 Feb 2025 01:10 GMT
… of USPTO Director Vidal, pharmaceutical patent reform is likely on the minds … to this political transition, pharmaceutical patent reform garnered renewed attention in the …
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Here’s what the new acting USPTO director thinks about patent reform
22 Jan 2025 18:20 GMT
Coke Stewart. Photo credit: USPTO
As a patent lawyer, Coke Morgan Stewart has mainly represented patent challengers and has previously sat down with IAM to discuss her views on Section 101 and discretionary denials
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Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Advances Two Patent Reform Bills
05 Dec 2024 23:30 GMT
This post has been updated since its original publication date.
On November 15, 2024, the US Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property advanced the Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement (IDEA) Act, one of three significant bills it …
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Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Holds Back Two Key Patent Reform Bills
21 Nov 2024 22:54 GMT
On November 15, 2024, the US Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property advanced the Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement (IDEA) Act, one of three significant bills it considered this year to reform the patent system. The other two bills …
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IDEA Act passes US Senate Judiciary Committee but delays hit bigger patent reform bills
14 Nov 2024 20:45 GMT
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin
Senators are wrangling behind the scenes over amendments to legislation to reform patent eligibility law and repair abuses in the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
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The Future of Scientific Innovation
05 May 2025 01:06 GMT
… she oversaw policy analysis of patent reform legislation. Her work has appeared …