Government
Dec. 21, 2010
Congress Approves Patent Pilot Program
The U.S. House of Representatives sent a bill to President Barack Obama that would allow six judicial districts to participate in a 10-year pilot program allowing them to funnel patent infringement lawsuits to a small number of judges.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Congress sent a bill to President Barack Obama on Friday that would create a 10-year pilot program that would funnel patent infringement lawsuits to a small number of judges.
Obama is expected to sign the bill that received little opposition in the Senate or the House.
The goal is to steer patent lawsuits to judges with the desire and aptitude to hear them, according to the bill's co-...
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