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HR 5980 Distracts From Patent Reform Efforts
If you are one of the foolish people out there under the impression that the U.S. banking and real estate crash has led to the current economic state, heightened unemployment, etc, you would be wrong. Turns out, the 18 month publication of patent applications, and 35 USC § 102(e) have ruined the U.S economy….who knew?
On July 29, 2010 H.R. 5980 was introduced by Congressman Frank Wolf (R-VA) as the “Bring Jobs Back to America: Strategic Manufacturing & Job Repatriation Act.” How can anyone vote against that noble cause!?
Unfortunately, once past the flowery title, the substance of the bill, at least with respect to the proposed patent law changes is simply a collection of oddball provisions that would neither achieve any meaningful reform nor job repatriation. Read the rest of this entry »
