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BIO Commends Senate Judiciary Committee Passage of Patent Reform Act of 2011

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BIO appreciates the continued dedication of Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Ranking Member Charles Grassley&nbsp;(R-IA) and the bill&rsquo;s other&nbsp;cosponsors.</p>

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Thursday, February 03, 2011) - Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) President and CEO Jim Greenwood released the following statement on the passage today of The Patent Reform Act of 2011 (S. 23) by the Senate Judiciary Committee:

“BIO commends the Senate Judiciary Committee for passing The Patent Reform Act of 2011.  We appreciate the continued dedication of Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Ranking Member Charles Grassley (R-IA) and the bill’s other cosponsors for their tireless efforts to carefully craft bipartisan, consensus-oriented patent reform legislation that was approved by the Committee without a single opposition vote.

“The Patent Reform Act of 2011 would improve the patent system in ways that would benefit all sectors of the U.S. economy by enhancing patent quality and the efficiency, objectivity, predictability, and transparency of the patent system.

“BIO urges the full Senate to promptly consider and pass the bill, and will work with the Chairman and Ranking Member Grassley as well as members of the House and Senate as this legislation advances to ensure that the final bill preserves the incentives necessary to sustain America’s global innovation and spurs the creation of high-wage, high-value jobs in our nation’s innovation economy.”

 

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