Press Releases
September 8, 2011
Senate Vote Sends Leahy/Smith America Invents Act to White House (pdf)
June 23, 2011
Coalition Praises House Approval of Leahy/Smith America Invents Act (pdf)
June 21, 2011
The Coalition for 21st Century Patent Reform reaffirms its support for moving H.R. 1249. (pdf)
June 13, 2011
Leading Patent Stakeholders: End USPTO User Fee Diversion (pdf)
April 14, 2011
House Judiciary Committee adopts America Invents Act 32-3; read Coalition
statement (pdf)
March 8, 2011
Coalition Welcomes House Introduction of Patent Reform Legislation (pdf)
March 8, 2011
America Invents Act Boosts Innovation and Jobs, Strengthens Patent System (pdf)
February 28, 2011
Patent Reform Debate Highlights Senate's Focus on Jobs and Innovation (pdf)
February 3, 2011
Bipartisan Efforts Move Strong Patent Reform Bill Foward in Senate (pdf)
January 25, 2011
Senator Leahy Introduces Patent Bill with Strong Bipartisan Cosponsors (pdf)
January 20, 2011
Coalition statement regarding Senate Judiciary Committee placing patent reform legislation on the agenda for its first executive business meeting (pdf)
September 15, 2010
Support Grows for the Managers’ Amendment to S. 515 / Patent Reform Act of 2010 (pdf)
May 17, 2010
Coalition Opposes USPTO Fee
Modernization Act. (pdf)
May 5, 2010
Coalition Statement following House Judiciary Committee
oversight hearing of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) (pdf)
April 26, 2010
It’s World Intellectual Property Day: Now Is The Time To Pass Comprehensive Patent Reform Legislation (pdf)
March 4, 2010
Leahy, Sessions, Hatch, Schumer, Kyl, Kaufman Unveil Details Of Patent Reform Agreement
March 1, 2010
Leading Coalition of Innovative Companies Supports Senate Patent Bill
October 6, 2009
Statement on Secretary Locke's letter supporting S. 515, The Patent Reform Act of 2009 (pdf)
August 7, 2009
Statement on David Kappos' Confirmation as Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the US Patent and Trademark Office
Gary Griswold, Chairman of The Coalition for 21st Century Patent Reform, released the following statement after David Kappos was confirmed by the U.S. Senate today to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the US Patent and Trademark Office. President Obama nominated him in mid-June.
June 19, 2009
Statement on David Kappos' Appointment as Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the US Patent and Trademark Office
Gary Griswold, Chairman of The Coalition for 21st Century Patent Reform, released the following statement after David Kappos was named to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the US Patent and Trademark Office by President Obama.
April 30, 2009
Coalition testifies before for House Judiciary Committee hearing on H.R.
1260
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 full testimony here.
April 2, 2009
Coalition Supports Patent Reform Legislation Adopted in Senate Judiciary Committee
The Chairman of the Coalition for 21st Century Patent Reform, Gary Griswold, released the following statement after the Senate Judiciary Committee adopted S. 515, The Patent Reform Act of 2009, by a 15-4 vote.
March 31, 2009
Progress on Patent Reform Bill Encouraging
Gary Griswold, Chairman of The Coalition for 21st Century Patent Reform, released the following statement after today's mark up of S. 515, The Patent Reform Act of 2009, in the Senate Judiciary Committee. The Committee will continue to work on the bill later this week.
March 26, 2009
Coalition Statement on Senate Judiciary Mark Up of S. 515
Gary Griswold, Chairman of The Coalition for 21st Century Patent Reform, released the following statement after the Senate Judiciary mark up of S. 515, The Patent Reform Act of 2009.
March 10, 2009
Broad-Based Coalition Weighs in During Senate Hearing on Patent Reform
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.
February 25, 2009
Statement on Governor Gary Locke's Appointment to Department of Commerce
February 3, 2009
Statement on Senator Judd Gregg's Appointment to Department of Commerce
December 5, 2008
Coalition Statement on FTC Hearing: "The Evolving IP Marketplace"
September 25, 2008
Coalition Statement on Senator Kyl's Patent Reform Amendment
September 7, 2007
Coalition to Continue to Work for Consensus Patent Legislation
September 5, 2007
Patent Bill Still Unsupportable
August 8, 2007
Microsoft Ruling Shows 'The sky is not falling' on US Patent System
July 18, 2007
Patent Reform Legislation Marked-up Today in House Judiciary Committee
May 16, 2007
Coalition to Push for Patent Reform Measures at Full House Judiciary Committee
April 26, 2007
Coalition for 21st Century Patent Reform Testifies at Judiciary Patent Hearing
April 18, 2007
Coalition for 21st Century Patent Reform
Statement on Introduction of Senate and House Patent Legislation
March 21, 2007
Coalition for 21st Century Patent Reform Seeks to Protect American Innovation and Competitiveness
September 16, 2011
Leahy/Smith America Invents Act Positions Inventors to “Win the Future” (pdf)
September 8, 2011
Senate Vote Sends Leahy/Smith America Invents Act to White House (pdf)
August 14, 2011
How to Encourage American Innovation
June 23, 2011
Coalition Praises House Approval of Leahy/Smith America Invents Act (pdf)
June 21, 2011
The Coalition for 21st Century Patent Reform reaffirms its support for moving H.R. 1249. (pdf)
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