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DETAILS ON RENEWED PATENT REFORM EFFORT ARE REVEALED?
As reported last week, a revised version of S.515 is expected to be made public in the very near future. Reliable sources have informed the authors of PatentPostGrant.com of the nature of some possible changes to the version of S. 515 that was passed by the Senate Judiciary Committee in April 2009. Over the next several days, we will outline the major changes, focusing mainly on the reshaping of the post-grant review landscape. These changes are believed to be in the “Post Grant Review Proceedings” sections of the revised bill, covering both reexamination changes and introducing a new post grant revocation procedure. The revised bill will, if passed without further amendment, present very significant changes to the existing post-grant landscape of ex parte and inter partes reexamination.
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