Howard Berman: “I just want to repeat, a number of things they want, first-inventor-to-file, not first-to-file, first-inventor-to-file…”

“I just want to repeat, a number of things they want, first-inventor-to-file, not first-to-file, first-inventor-to-file, repeal of the best-mode defense, reform of the inequitable-conduct defense, are in this bill, and we intend to work with them on the damages issue between now and a final conference report to try to come to a better understanding on that very important, but very complicated, field.”