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The Patent Reform Act of 2009 (S. 515; H.R. 1260) were introduced in the 111th Congress on March 3, 2009. These bills are similar to S. 1145 which was introduced in the 110th Congress and H.R. 1908 which was passed by the House in 2008.
Lisa Kuuttila, President & CEO of STC.UNM (STC), a wholly owned
subsidiary of the University of New Mexico (UNM), responsible for
technology-transfer at UNM, has a number of concerns with S. 515. STC
and has sent an open letter which argues in favor of strong patents to
New Mexico’s congressional delegation, President Obama, and
ranking members of the House and Senate judiciary committees.
The letter is
posted on the STC Web site and invites individuals, organizations and
companies to sign on in support.
Andrew Cohn, AUTM VP for Public Policy has blogged on this
topic. Read
the blog and share your comments.
Read
Lisa Kuuttila’s letter to AUTM
Go directly
to the STC open letter
Read the new letter to Patrick Leahy from AUTM and five other associations expressing strong support for the substitute amendment to S. 515, submitted March 8, 2010.
AUTM has signed onto a letter with the other higher education associations urging the Senate Judiciary committee to bring S.515 to the floor. Read the letter submitted May 7, 2009.
AUTM has joined AAU, COGR, NASULGC, ACE, and AAMC to issue a position
statement on patent reform legislation.
Read
the letter to Patrick Leahy and Arlen Specter and the position
statement.
Read the views of AUTM Leadership, and Lend Your Voice to the
Discussion
Read
the blog of Andrew Cohn, AUTM VP for Public Policy for more
insights on this issue, and share your comments.
Read AUTM President Arundeep Pradhan’s blog: Patent
Reform: On the Agenda Again
Pradhan addresses two patent reform bills introduced to Congress this
month. How will these bills affect technology transfer? How will they
impact AUTM members? Get the AUTM president’s take on the issues,
and then add your comments to the discussion.
This toolkit (see related files below) contains the text of S. 515 and H.R. 1260, AUTM letters to Congress, guidance for AUTM members related to this legislation and other related material.