Talk:Patent Reform Act of 2007
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I don't think the new article on Examination Support Document should be added to the patent reform act of 2007 since ESDs will be required in the US in certain cases as of Nov 1, 2007, irrespective of whether or not the patent reform act is passed. --Nowa 20:25, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- Alright, indeed. I have removed the tag. Cheers, --Edcolins 21:13, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
The rules slated to go into effect were stopped by an injunction from the E. District of VA, the suit alleged that the U.S. Patent Office lacked authority to make the rules. The Reform Action was to provide explicit authority. The subcommittee in the Senate responsible for the Patent Reform Act of 2007 has apparently disbanded. Therefore, no rules, no reform act, at least until next year. Lenehey 21:14, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
One more thing, there is a good list of resources regarding this Act here. (Disclaimer: I am the author of that list). Lenehey 21:25, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
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[edit] Opposition
It is appropriate to put in informative content about those that oppose or support the bill, but not outright politicizing.--Nowa (talk) 01:27, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Advocacy
I appreciate the reference to the article by Jongshun Cheng, but unless I am mistaken, he is no longer a member of the Chinese government and it is not clear that he is actively lobbying Congress either for or against the bill. I will put in called "International Reaction" which should cover notable editorials world wide.--Nowa (talk) 20:08, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Opposition
I combined Opposition with Advocacy. A number of the reference links in Opposition didn't work. If references can be provided, then the lobbying efforts of the indicated organizations can be added in.--Nowa (talk) 20:48, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] RV Soap Box
Recent edits have attempted to use this page as a soap box. I appreciate the effort put into these edits and have attempted to remove the POV while preserving the encyclopedic content. Nonetheless, the soap box content has been readded. Editors providing said content are encouraged to review Wikipedia:NPOV tutorial.--Nowa (talk) 17:27, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Patent Reform Act of 2005
is on the prior incarnation of this act, and is much more detailed (being a couple years older). I'm not up on the finer points and distinctions between the 2005 and 2007 Acts, but perhaps someone well-versed in both would like to copy some of the material to this article, to the extent that it is applicable.
I should point out that I just updated the article on the 2005 Act to indicate that tit did not get enacted, and to use past-tense throughout, so the best copy to crib from would be prior to those changes. TJRC (talk) 00:10, 4 March 2008 (UTC)
