balanced solutions on all the issues," said Mark Isakowitz, spokesman for the Coalition for Patent Fairness, a group representing several large tech companies. "We respectfully disagree [with the Bush administration] on damages, but we are confident ... we can work through concerns and achieve broad consensus on the bill, which would be a victory for the administration, the Congress and our economy," he added.
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"The House in September passed a patent reform bill -- supported by many large tech vendors, but opposed by several small tech companies "
Mr. Gross,
This statement of yours needs to be re-written.
The correct statement is this:
"The House in September passed a patent reform bill -- supported by *several* large tech vendors, but opposed by *many* small tech companies (as well as everybody else - e.g. pharma, traditional manufacturers, universities, venture capitalists, inventors...)"
Journalism is a profession which requires some honesty...
If not mistaken in general US patents last 20 years, regardless of the quality of the intellectual property they protect. Globalization implies arranging equivalent protection across geopolitical domains, many legislators of whom might consider US patent law as a preliminary example of how to "do things right". Clearly in such case one might be inclined to enact template patent legislation that will facilitate easy interpretation and eventually lead to a "level playing field".
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