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The Patent Reform Act of 2009 (S. 515/S. 610/H.R. 1260) was a set of proposals introduced in the 111th United States Congress for changes in United States patent law.〔(The Patent Reform Bill )〕 Senators Orrin Hatch and Patrick Leahy introduced a Senate bill on March 3, 2009.〔〔Press Release Announcing the Bill, "(Senators Hatch, Leahy Introduce Patent Reform Act of 2009 )." March 3, 2009〕〔Rick Merritt, EE Times, "(Congress to again take up Patent Reform )." February 9, 2009.〕 Representative John Conyers introduced the House version, H.R. 1260, the same day.〔(Information from Library of Congress's Thomas site on H.R. 1260 )〕 Senator Jon Kyl introduced another bill, S. 610, on March 17, 2009. The bills closely resemble previously proposed legislation including the Patent Reform Act of 2007 and the Patent Reform Act of 2005.〔Kenneth Corbin, Internetnews.com, "(Patent reform: Round 1 )." March 10, 2009.〕〔Peter Zura, The 271 Patent Blog, "(Say Hello To 2009 Patent Reform – Dual Bills Introduced In House, Senate )." March 3, 2009.〕 On April 2, 2009, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 15–4 to bring S.515 before the full Senate.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Senate panel approves patent reform bill )〕 However, the bill was not voted on by the Senate and died.〔(S. 515 (111th): Patent Reform Act of 2009 )〕 The Patent Reform Act of 2009 represented the third consecutive congressional session to attempt the first overhaul of the U.S. patent system since 1952.〔〔Roy Mark, eWeek, "(Patent Reform Hits Congress )." March 3, 2009.〕〔Dan Leckrone, San Jose Mercury News, "(Opinion: Patent Law Proposal would Destroy Incentive to Innovate )." March 9, 2009.〕〔Dow Jones, "( Patent-Reform Fight To Focus On Damages,US Senate Panel Hears )." March 10, 2009.〕 The bill was succeeded in the following Congress by the America Invents Act, which was passed by Congress and signed into law in 2011. ==Proposed changes== The Patent Reform Act of 2009 was similar to the acts of 2005 and 2007, but controversial sections were removed, such as:〔〔Mark Walters, Washington State Patent Law, "(Patent Reform 2009: It's a "Threepeat )". March 4, 2009.〕 *Applicant Quality Submissions: Proposed that patent applicants must find out for themselves if a patent already exists prior to filing. *Inequitable Conduct: Would eliminate the need for patent filers to act in "good faith" in order to enforce their patents. *USPTO Authority: Granted the United States Patent & Trademark Office substantial rule-making authority. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Patent Reform Act of 2009」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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