Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record materials concerning the America Invents Act that were distributed by the Republican Policy Committee last week. These consist of a legislative notice describing the bill that was brought to the Senate floor, and a summary of the Senate managers' amendment that was adopted on Tuesday. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: [From the Republican Policy Committee, U.S. Senate, Feb. 28, 2011] Legislative Notice S. 23--The Patent Reform Act of 2011 Calendar #6 Reported by the Judiciary Committee with amendments on February 3, 2011 by a vote of 15-0. No written report. Noteworthy At 3:30 p.m. today, the Senate will begin consideration of S. 23. The Act adopts a ``First Inventor to File'' patent regime. Currently the United States is the only country in the world operating under a ``First to Invent'' regime. The Act grants the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) authority to set its own fees to better ensure proper funding for its operations. The Act makes a variety of changes to improve the quality of patents, including allowing for greater submission of information by third parties while a patent application is pending and establishing a post-grant review procedure for promptly raised challenges to a patent.…”