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The legislative express train that has been patent reform reached top speed in the House of Representatives this afternoon, and its next scheduled stop will be the United States Senate.  By a vote of 325-91, the House passed H.R. 3309, the Innovation Act, a bipartisan bill advanced by House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) to curb abusive litigation by patent trolls.  Make no mistake, today’s [...]

This week has seen positive developments on patent reform in both the House and Senate, suggesting the potential for even more progress in 2014.  On Wednesday, House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) secured a strong bipartisan House Judiciary Committee vote of 33-5 to pass the Innovation Act.  This important legislative effort to curb abusive litigation by patent trolls picks up momentum as [...]