Former PA Senator Santorum blasts "Innovation Act"

The piece concludes


In the innovation sector, however, I am stunned that some conservatives on Capitol Hill that I greatly respect are supporting legislation that would undermine our Constitution and harm American innovation in the name of supposed patent reform.
(...)
Republicans, now in control of the legislative branch, have two years to show the American people that they can govern. Focusing on issues like lowering the tax burden and lessening the burden of government regulations that ultimately impact American workers will show that we can be trusted. Participating in the gutting of the patent system at the behest of multi-national corporations while sacrificing America’s innovation advantage will reveal conservatives to be out of touch.



The Innovation Act does contain aspects which make pursuing infringement litigation less favorable to the inventor. The pleading would be more detailed. The estoppel provision against the challenger in an IPR is less severe.


link to Santorum piece: http://dailycaller.com/2015/02/20/patent-reform-comes-at-the-expense-of-entrepreneurship-and-the-american-worker/