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Technology & Science

Apr. 2, 2009

Key Senators Work Out a Compromise to Push Patent Reform Efforts Along

Three key lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Committee have reached an "agreement in principal" on the most contentious issues holding up major patent reform legislation, and the panel is "closer than ever to a final agreement," the committee's chairman said Tuesday.

By Robert Iafolla
Daily Journal Staff Writer

WASHINGTON - Three key lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Committee have reached an "agreement in principal" on the most contentious issues holding up major patent reform legislation. The panel is "closer than ever to a final agreement," the committee's chairman said Tuesday.

Chairman Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vt., joined with the ranking Republican, Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, and Sen. Dianne Feinstei...

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