Patent Reform Legislation

TITLE: To enhance remedies for violations of intellectual property laws, and for other purposes.

The full text of this bill is available on Thomas. Follow discussion about it on OpenCongress.

Title: To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform.

Versions of the bill:

• As Placed on Calendar in Senate (PDF) on September 11, 2007.
• The full text of this bill is available on Thomas.

Title: A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform.

The full text of this bill is available on Thomas and in PDF format.

Title: A bill to safeguard the economic health of the United States and the health and safety of the United States citizens by improving the management, coordination, and effectiveness of domestic and international intellectual property rights enforcement, and for other purposes.

The full text of this bill is available here (PDF) and on Thomas.

This Bill changes the U.S. patent system from the “first to invent” type to the “first to file” type, and brings it in conformity with the rest of the world.