3.0.0 610 2023-01-11T13:19:43Z 2023-01-11T13:19:43Z Senate S S 2009-03-17 111 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-03-17T19:05:18Z Patent Reform Act of 2009 111 1260 HR 2009-04-30 Committee Hearings Held. Related bill CRS Patent Reform Act of 2009 111 515 S 2009-05-12 By Senator Leahy from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 111-18. Additional, Minority and Supplemental views filed. Related bill CRS 2009-03-17 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3166-3175) IntroReferral 2009-03-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000352 Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] Jon Kyl R AZ Llewellyn N Commerce Administrative remedies Civil actions and liability Department of Commerce Government trust funds Intellectual property Legal fees and court costs Commerce 00 2009-03-17 Introduced in Senate 2009-03-31T20:19:43Z Patent Reform Act of 2009 - Amends federal patent law to rewrite provisions concerning the conditions for patentability.

Defines "effective filing date of a claimed invention" as the filing date of the patent or the application for patent containing the claim to the invention (thus establishing a first-to-file system).

Revises various other rights and requirements related to patents, including regarding: (1) damages; (2) post-grant procedures; (3) citation of prior art; (4) inter partes reexaminations; (5) submissions by third parties; (6) venue; (7) the regulatory authority of the Patent and Trademark Office; and (8) inequitable conduct.

Replaces the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences with the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.

Shields a financial institution that infringes by using a check collection system from the infringement remedies of civil actions, injunctions, damages, and attorney's fees, but does not (in specified circumstances) limit the enforcement rights of the patent's original owner. Applies the amendment made by this paragraph to any civil action for infringement pending or filed on or after the date of enactment of this Act.

Establishes a revolving fund to be known as the United States Patent and Trademark Office Public Enterprise Fund. Deposits into the Fund fees received under specified provisions and makes Fund amounts available for all expenses of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

]]> Patent Reform Act of 2009 Display Title Patent Reform Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Patent Reform Act of 2009 Introduced in Senate 2009-03-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s610is/xml/BILLS-111s610is.xml 2009-03-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3166-3175) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.