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Protect IP Act passed today, I believe, which is a real bummer for actual patent reform that will promote innovation, since the system was just shifted from a '
by HistoryInAction 15y ago
Protect IP Act passed today, I believe, which is a real bummer for actual patent reform that will promote innovation, since the system was just shifted from a 'first to invent' to a 'first to file,' supporting patent farming/fencing and litigation. Bummer :(
- xorglorb 15y agoIt passed? I haven't been able to find anything about it passing, and GovTrack[0] still shows that neither the house nor senate has voted on it. [0]: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s112-968 http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s112-968
- dctoedt 15y agoProtect IP didn't pass; it was the America Invents Act (patent reform).
- HistoryInAction 15y agoThanks for the correction. I keep mixing the two up :-\