Patents, Patent Act, Legislative Agendas

AI IP Year in Review - Five Key Takeaways from the 2024 House Judiciary Hearing on AI-Assisted Inventions and Creative Works

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 1/28/2025

As companies—and more recently, courts—have struggled to address the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in innovation, legislators are embroiled in a struggle of their own. Over the past two years, the Senate and House have...more

Rep. Issa Named Chairman of IP Subcommittee: An End for Section 101 Reform?

Holland & Knight LLP on 2/1/2023

We have extensively covered the efforts of Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and others to reform Section 101 of the Patent Act, from draft bills to congressional hearings. And after the U.S. Supreme Court said "thanks, but no...more

Bloomberg Law: There is a Lack of Consensus among Stakeholders on Patent Eligibility Reform

Holland & Knight LLP on 10/21/2019

As we know, Senators Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) introduced a draft bill months ago that would "reform Section 101 of the Patent Act" and followed that up with a series of congressional hearings. Senator...more

Patent Eligibility Reform in Congress: Updates on the Coons/Tillis Proposal

Fenwick & West LLP on 6/5/2019

In April, Senators Coons and Tillis proposed a draft framework for legislation reformulating the standards for determining patent eligibility under § 101 of the Patent Act. The framework largely codified the Patent Office’s...more

An Overview, A Summary And An Update To The Latest Patent Reform

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 6/19/2015

Just four years ago in 2011, President Obama signed the America Invents Act (AIA) into law. Since the enactment of the AIA, there has continued to be steady pressure for further reform. In 2013, the Innovation Act was...more

Congress Continues to Promote Patent Reform Efforts

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 6/13/2015

In recent years, Congress has devoted a great deal of attention to patent reform. Those efforts led in 2011 to passage of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA), which was the most extensive revision of the patent laws in...more