House Republicans on Thursday restarted their campaign to reform U.S. patent laws, a bipartisan effort backed by heavyweights such as Google and Facebook that also has awakened protest from some conservatives who are fearful it will trample inventors’ protections.
Rep. Bob Goodlatte, Virginia Republican and House Judiciary Committee chairman, reintroduced the Innovation Act, which passed in the House last session by a vote of 325-91 but was killed in the Senate.
Image: Photo by: Charlie Neibergall "There are some problems in our patent system and there are people who use the threat of patents inappropriately, but here we have a vast, sweeping piece of legislation that causes more problems than it solves," said former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina. (Associated Press)
