House to Introduce Modified Bill Early Next Week (UPDATED FRIDAY)With the America Invents Act out of the Senate, the House is expected to introduce a slightly revised version of the bill next week.  House Judiciary Chairman Lamar Smith, (R-TX), is expected to roll out the House version as early as Monday in anticipation of next Wednesday’s hearing of the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet.It appears as though most major substantive provisions will remain unchanged, with a few minor tweaks here and there. It is expected that aspects of the post grant review provision will be altered. It is also rumored that the proposed provision to eliminate USPTO fee diversion may be the subject of significant debate at the Wednesday hearing. This is not surprising considering the House controls the purse strings and may not be in favor of shutting down one of their favorite slush funds.The bill will be introduced on Tuesday, but an advance copy may be found (HERE). Proposed changes include:-Post Grant Review window expanded to 12 months. -Inter Partes Review timing period adjusted to account for expansion of post grant window.-SNQ standard to be used for IPR and post grant review proceedings.-Automatic stay for any DJ action filed by the petitioner of an Inter Partes Review of Post Grant Review.-Sets framework for stay analysis for both the ITC and district courts.There are a few other minor changes, but the above are the main ones. The bill closely track S.23 in all other respects.

With the America Invents Act out of the Senate, the House is expected to introduce a slightly revised version of the bill next week.  House Judiciary Chairman Lamar Smith, (R-TX), is expected to roll out the House version as early as Monday in anticipation of next Wednesday’s hearing of the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet.

It appears as though most major substantive provisions will remain unchanged, with a few minor tweaks here and there. It is expected that aspects of the post grant review provision will be altered. It is also rumored that the proposed provision to eliminate USPTO fee diversion may be the subject of significant debate at the Wednesday hearing. This is not surprising considering the House controls the purse strings and may not be in favor of shutting down one of their favorite slush funds.

The bill will be introduced on Tuesday, but an advance copy may be found (HERE). Proposed changes include:

-Post Grant Review window expanded to 12 months. 

-Inter Partes Review timing period adjusted to account for expansion of post grant window.

-SNQ standard to be used for IPR and post grant review proceedings.

-Automatic stay for any DJ action filed by the petitioner of an Inter Partes Review of Post Grant Review.

-Sets framework for stay analysis for both the ITC and district courts.

There are a few other minor changes, but the above are the main ones. The bill closely track S.23 in all other respects.