The lobby activity which is related to the patent reformation bill at the American Congress overheating - - approval opposite both groups to make decl

The offense and defense which is related to the patent reformation bill at the American Congress is extreme we have increased, the pressure approval opposite both enterprise for the Assemblyman is strengthened. In regard to this bill, when vote at the Upper House is done in the next few days, also observation has come out.

At the Diet building of the American Congress, October 25th, the approval opposite both group following one another, the press conference regarding this problem was opened. The attorney et. al. of HP, Cisco Systems and SAP has joined, "Coalition for Patent Fairness (fairness of patent when the combination which is sought)", we obtain the support where the patent reformation method which is deliberated at the Upper House is wide, also the Upper House learns in the House of Representatives and in order to approve rapidly, expects, declaration was made.

This group, October 24th, sent the letter to powerful Senator, in order to make the patent reformation bill pass, requested. In the letter, "(as for this bill) the profit is brought to all workers and the consumer inside the United States", that it is written, enterprise of 128 such as Amazon and Dell, eBay and Intel has signed.

On the one hand, it is the group of group of objectors, "Innovation Alliance (reformation combination)", in order October 23rd, to reject the bill, the letter which is sought was sent to the Upper House.

"There is no basis which has persuasive power in the bill which is written with this kind of style at enterprise of 430 and this letter where the group signs. The bill, is something which is based on the insistence which is not the basis that the present patent system verges to crisis, it is lined to the conclusion of the person of the part which is not scrutinized securely ", that it is written. The American Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the nano- business alliance which is the economic organization of nano- tech enterprise, the car gill, Coca-Cola and Qualcomm etc. are included in enterprise and the group which sign.

As for patent reformation method, also the top and bottom both institute each bill, has become the contents which renovate the American patent system, but those where it becomes the mark of argument are 2 points of the provision that it changes the method with the provision and the patent infringement lawsuit that the courthouse of computing compensation for damage amount it provides the new expedient in order to state objection to the patent which is approved.

Presently, the courthouse, considering the value of the whole product, has computed compensation amount even with when portion of the product has infringed patent. If patent reformation method is formed, considering just the value of the part where patent infringement occurs, it reaches the point where it can compute compensation amount.

CEO of which is the medical equipment vendor, as for jaw , when law changes in this kind of way, doubt occurs in effectiveness of patent, points out that there is a possibility of escaping from the enterprise whose fund of the venture capital is progressive.

The people of Innovation Alliance, when the patent reformation bill is formed, recently including , the judgement being the federal Supreme Court (in this, it points out that with patent infringement lawsuit, the judgement that it is included) also going hand in hand, it adds restriction to use of the prohibiting claim by the plaintiff value of many patents depreciates substantially. As for the same person, "(patent reformation method is formed) countries such as China, at little cost to copy our technologies, it reaches the point where it can export to the United States", you say.

Patent system reformation in a way that is supported the panelist of Innovation Alliance estimates, the American patent trade mark bureau (USPTO) increase amount patent examination official that tries can investigate the application document sufficiently. The executive director of the nano- business alliance, as for scene Murdock, "as for us, is advanced with consideration deep method the patent reformation which is supported. The current patent reformation bill consideration is deep with is inexpressible ", you say.

On the one hand, the member of Coalition for Patent Reform several hours opens press conference lately in Innovation, Alliance appeals the enterprise which name passed, it emphasized that it is necessary to solve the problem of the "patent speculator". The highest intellectual property patsy clean person of SAP, points out that with just budget increase amount of judgement and USPTO of the Supreme Court is insufficient.

The Supreme Court past has shown new judgement with patent lawsuit of 2 years. For example, until recently the sale prohibiting was ordered to the product which assumes that it undertakes patent infringement with most lawsuits,, but the judgement which overturns this custom was lowered in 2006 May. There is such movement, but we continue the number of cases of patent lawsuit to increase, this year it is the prospect that past it becomes highest. According to Coalition for Patent Reform, in 1990 lawsuit of approximately 625 cases was caused at the federal district court of 20 places, but this year, you say that, the appeal of 1,550 cases is put out to the federal district court of the same 20 places to at 9 end of the month point in time.

According to Michael comprehensive attorney of HP, this year the same company is the prospect that approximately 7,500 ten thousand dollars are expended to correspondence to patent lawsuit, as for the half or more of that, you say that it is something which the patent speculator causes. In addition, the comprehensive attorney mark Chandler person of Cisco, "(the present patent system) is utilized in the lawsuit game", that similar opinion was expressed.