S. 610 (111th): Patent Reform Act of 2009

Introduced:
Mar 17, 2009 (111th Congress, 2009–2010)
Sponsor:
Sen. Jon Kyl [R-AZ]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
See Instead:

S. 515 (same title)
Reported by Committee — Apr 02, 2009

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This bill was introduced on March 17, 2009, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Mar 17, 2009
Referred to Committee Mar 17, 2009
Cosponsors
none
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Senate Judiciary

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Full Title

A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform.

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Last updated Mar 17, 2009.
85 pages

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3/17/2009--Introduced.
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).

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  • Public Law 108-447
  • Public Law 108-453
  • Public Law 109-108

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Statutes at Large

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  • 119 Stat. 2334

Other Citations

  • 35 U.S.C. Chapter 1
  • 35 U.S.C. Chapter 10
  • 35 U.S.C. Chapter 11
  • 35 U.S.C. Chapter 12
  • 35 U.S.C. Chapter 13
  • 35 U.S.C. Chapter 14
  • 35 U.S.C. Chapter 29
  • 35 U.S.C. Chapter 32