Patent Reform Act of 2009 presented to US Congress, views from GPhA, PhRMA and BIO

16 March 2009

The Patent Reform Act of 2009 (S515) has been presented to the US Senate by Senators Patrick Leahy (Democrat, Vermont) and Orrin Hatch  (Republican, Utah) with companion legislation introduced in the House of  Representatives by John Conyers (Democrat, Michigan) and Lamar Smith  (Republican, Texas). Most of the provisions are the same as those of  the 2008 bill which failed to be carried in the 110th congressional  session (Marketletters passim).

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