IP LEGISLATION PASSES; ICANN GUIDEBOOK FOR COMMENT

摘要

Today, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke sent a letter to House Judiciary Committee Leaders urging quick enactment of patent reform legislation (H.R. 1249). In the letter, Secretary Locke reiterated his support for the Senate passed legislation (S. 23) and outlining the administrations views on certain key provisions of H.R. 1249 that are "important to our goals of an appropriately funded and well-functioning USPTO and successful passage of a balanced bill." Key areas of the bill addressed by the Secretary include First Inventor to File, USPTO Fee Setting and Funding, Post-Grant Review Proceedings, Pre-issuance Submissions and Prior User Defense....