Wednesday, May 20, 2015

NATURE gets it wrong on patent reform bills

The post in the journal Nature titled

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Congress seeks to quash patent trolls

Revised legislation would spare universities from being penalized in the same way as unscrupulous companies.


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incorrectly relates the Senate PATENT Act and the House Innovation Act:

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The process is moving quickly. The Senate Judiciary Committee plans to vote on the bill by the end of the month, readying it for a final Senate vote this summer, and the House of Representatives’ Judiciary Committee is likely to vote this week on a similar measure.

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They are not "similar" as to "loser pays." The Innovation Act presumes "loser pays" but the PATENT Act does not.

LINK: http://www.nature.com/news/congress-seeks-to-quash-patent-trolls-1.17578

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