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Government

Dec. 14, 2010

Patent Reform Shows Little Movement

For much of the decade, America's largest corporations have pushed to persuade Congress to adopt comprehensive patent reform legislation. But today, there is a palpable weariness.


By Craig Anderson


Daily Journal Staff Writer


For much of the decade, America's largest corporations - including some Silicon Valley technology giants - have pushed hard to persuade Congress to adopt legislation that would revamp and possibly curb the legal power of patents for the first time in more than 50 years.


But years of frustration, primarily because the pharmaceutical industry and big technology companies clashed over how much pate...

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