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Article: SENS. HATCH, LEAHY INTRODUCE PATENT REFORM ACT OF 2009

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March 4, 2009
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WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The office of Sen. Orrin G. Hatch, R-Utah, issued the following news release:

Sens. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) today introduced the Patent Reform Act of 2009, a landmark bill that would be the first significant overhaul of the nation's patent system more than 50 years.

In his remarks on the bill, which were entered into the Congressional Record, Hatch lauded the bipartisan effort, saying the legislation "represents a bipartisan and bicameral commitment to streamline our nation's patent system that will improve patent quality and limit unnecessary and counterproductive litigation costs."

Hatch also complimented House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers ...

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