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Article: Changes To Patent Reform Law Explored During House Hearing.
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- BIOWORLD Today
- Article date:
- November 3, 2009
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Washington Editor
WASHINGTON - House members on Thursday heard multiple viewpoints on newly introduced patent reform legislation, key components of which are opposed by the Biotechnology Industry Organization, opening the door for potential upgrades as the matter moves forward.
"I'm not wedded to every word of my proposal," said Rep. Howard Berman (D-Calif.), a co-sponsor of the bill and chairman of the subcommittee on courts, the internet and intellectual property of the Judiciary Committee. Noting that he expects "numerous changes" to be incorporated to the measure, which he called "our starting point," Berman promised that the hearing would inform ...