What Canada's Move to First-Inventor-to-File Suggests for Us -- Positive Impacts Greatly Outweigh Any Possible Negative Consequence (pdf)

Coalition letter to Majority Leader Reid and Minority Leader McConnell in support of the Managers' Amendment to S. 515. (pdf)

Chart outlining the key provisions of patent reform legislation in the U.S. Congress. (pdf)

Create Jobs: Enact the Patent Reform Act of 2010. The Managers' Amendment to S. 515 improves, clarifies and updates the patent law in a balanced, thoughtful manner and will have a major, positive impact on investment in R&D, bring new products to consumers, and create new high-wage jobs. (pdf)

The Real Facts Regarding the Managers' Amendment to S. 515 (pdf)

The managers' amendment to S. 515 is comprehensive patent reform that will promote innovation in America. Read how the legislation will benefit small businesses and the individual inventor.

Secretary Locke sends letter to Senators Leahy and Sessions expressing support for Manager's Amendment to S. 515.

Manager's Amendment to S. 515 — Examination and Litigation (pdf)
The Managers' Amendment to S. 515 is comprehensive legislation to reduce the time and costs of Patent Examination and Patent Litigation and produce better results.

Manager's Amendment to S. 515 (pdf)

Leahy, Sessions, Hatch, Schumer, Kyl, Kaufman Unveil Details Of Patent Reform Agreement

A Bipartisan Jobs and Economic Stimulus Bill We Need Enact S. 515 - the Patent Reform Act of 2010 (pdf)

Summary of key issues in S. 515, the Patent Reform Act (pdf)

Six of nation's leading higher education associations support S. 515 and Senate debate on Patent Reform Act. (pdf)

Philip S. Johnson, Chief Intellectual Property Counsel, Johnson & Johnson, was one of seven witnesses today to testify before the House Judiciary Committee on H.R. 1260, The Patent Reform Act of 2009. Read his complete testimony (pdf).

Coalition seeks full Senate consideration and floor debate of S. 515. (pdf)

Coalition's letter to the Senators supporting the compromise package

S. 515, the Patent Reform Act of 2009 - Compromise Package Amendments

Philip S. Johnson, Chief Intellectual Property Counsel, Johnson & Johnson, was one of six witnesses today to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on S. 515, The Patent Reform Act of 2009. Johnson represented the views of the Coalition for 21st Century Patent Reform. Read his complete testimony (pdf).

Final Wrap Up of the 110th Congress. (View PDF)

Read Senator Kyl's Patent Reform Amendment, S. 3600. (View PDF)

Read the Senate Judiciary Committee's Report on S. 1145.
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Coalition proposes language develop consensus patent reform legislation, see the attached one-pager for details on key provisions.(View PDF)

US Dept. of Commerece letter to Patrick Leahy on the administration's opposition to section 4 of S. 1145 (View PDF)

Illinois manufacturers' Association writes letter to Barack Obama opposing S. 1145 (View PDF)

American Bar Association Writes Letter to Congress Opposing S. 1145 and H.R. 1908 (View PDF)

IEEE writes letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi outlining concerns they have with H.R. 1908 (View PDF)

65 Members of Congress Write House Leadership Urging Caution on H.R. 1908 (View PDF)

United Steelworkers send letters of concern about patent reform act to both the US House (View PDF) and Senate (View PDF)

July 2, 2007

View a letter regarding the current status of H.R. 1908/S. 1145 from Coalition member companies written to Chairman Leahy, Ranking Member Specter, Chairman Conyers and Ranking Member Smith from the Senate and House Juidiciary Committees.(pdf)

Letter from Chief Judge Michel to Sens. Leahy and Hatch (pdf)
Chief Judge Paul R. Michel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit sent a letter on May 3 to Senators Leahy and Hatch on "concerns with two provisions from the standpoint of whether, if enacted, they could be effectively and efficiently administered by the courts, particularly the Federal Circuit."