First-to-File Patent Reform Bill Goes to House; Small Businesses Oppose Change

First-to-File Patent Reform Bill Goes to House; Small Businesses Oppose Change

A patent reform bill that switches to a “first to file” system passed the Senate and heads to the House, with lobbying support from a large law firm. Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and the Palmetto Group were paid $1.4 million by a coalition backing the America Invents Act, the Washington Post reports. Supporting the coalition are companies that include Johnson & Johnson, Eli Lilly, Dow Chemical, BP and General Electric. Akin Gump isn’t the only law and lobbying firm with a piece of the action, according to the Post. At least 100 lobbying shops have represented 267 groups…

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