Subject: Intellectual Property Alert - U.S. Senate Passes Significant Patent Reform Legislation
From: "Akin Gump News and Alerts" <[email-masked]>
To: "Biden, Hunter" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2011 13:39:04 -0500

To view this email as a web page, click the link below:
http://info.akingump.com/rs/vm.ashx?ct=24F76C1BD5E40AEDC1D180ADDA2E941DDDBE7BB3D38714DD4CF371647BF8D90DDD7803A

March 10, 2011  
   
U.S. Senate Passes Significant Patent Reform Legislation

On March 8, 2011, the U.S. Senate passed S.23, the “America Invents Act” (the “Act”), by a bipartisan vote of 95 to 5, representing a significant overhaul of the U.S. patent system.  The Act now moves to the U.S. House of Representatives.  This alert highlights key provisions of the Act, including first-to-file, challenging patentability and supplemental examination.

Click here
http://www.akingump.com/communicationcenter/newsalertdetail.aspx?pub=2698
 to read the full alert.

http://www.twitter.com/akin_gump
    
Contact Information

If you have any questions concerning this alert, please contact—

http://www.akingump.com/attorneys/
Cono A. Carrano
[email-masked]
mailto:[email-masked]?subject=U.S.%20Senate%20Passes%20Significant%20Patent%20Reform%20Legislation
202.887.4136
Washington, D.C.

http://www.akingump.com/attorneys/
Joel Jankowsky
[email-masked]
mailto:[email-masked]?subject=U.S.%20Senate%20Passes%20Significant%20Patent%20Reform%20Legislation
202.887.4082
Washington, D.C.

http://www.akingump.com/attorneys/
Ashraf A. Fawzy
[email-masked]
mailto:[email-masked]?subject=U.S.%20Senate%20Passes%20Significant%20Patent%20Reform%20Legislation
202.887.4377
Washington, D.C.

 

© 2011 Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP. All rights reserved. This document is distributed for informational use only; it does not constitute legal advice and should not be used as such. IRS Circular 230 Notice Requirement: This communication is not given in the form of a covered opinion, within the meaning of Circular 230 issued by the United States Secretary of the Treasury. Thus, we are required to inform you that you cannot rely upon any tax advice contained in this communication for the purpose of avoiding United States federal tax penalties. In addition, any tax advice contained in this communication may not be used to promote, market or recommend a transaction to another party.

If you would like to update your information or opt out from our mailing list, please click here
http://info.akingump.com/reaction/RSGenPage.asp?RSID=joDodW9xnPrNYdHbdVYRkJhdUJGY1tFte60-Cx21P4k =2