2005 Legislation
The Patent Reform Act of 2005
H.R. 2795
What's Happening?
The Patent Reform Act of 2005 [H.R. 2795] was introduced in the House on June 8, 2005 by TX Rep Lamar Smith. This bill includes several unnecessary changes to the 200+ year old U.S. patent system which will be detrimental to small businesses and independent inventors, which are the lifeblood of the U.S. economy.
What is the Status of H.R. 2795?
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Overview of Patent System changes
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What are the specific patent issues?
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Reference Info
1992 Inventors Voice [tm] Special Report
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H.R. 2795 - Read, study, download and print the bill - it's a 63-page PDF document from the government printing office.
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Read, study, download and print the proposed changes to H.R. 2795
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Background of Legislation
What are inventor rights? Why is the patent system being changed? How will this affect independent inventors?
These questions are answered in a special report developed by Stephen Paul Gnass throughout the period between 1988 and 1992. It is a great foundation for understanding the current proposed patent changes. While the specific bills in Congress, as well as some of the Congressmen and government officials may be different today, the overall theme of dismantling the core basis of the U.S. patent system by pretty much the same group of corporate entities and lawyers remains the same.
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Learn about the previous successful history of the inventor rights grassroots effort.
The grassroots education effort was a success, and the "First-to-Invent" system was maintained. The U.S. Department of Commerce then-Secretary Ronald H. Brown issued a press release on January 24, 1994 stating:
"the first-to-invent system has served us well in the past, and while the United States may move to first-to-file sometime in the future, I am not convinced that enough small inventors and entrepreneurs would benefit if we made a switch at this time."
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The First Amendment forbids Congress from passing any laws limiting our freedom to petition the government. Our government is one by the people and for the people. It is not meant to be a self-contained system. Legislators cannot make up their minds in a vacuum.
If those governed - whether individuals or businesses - do not state their demands to those they elect and whose salaries they pay, they have only themselves to blame when undemocratic decisions are made by a democratic institution.
..................Quoted from Janet Harris Lange, Entrepreneurial Magazine
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