Time for a change

The Patent Reform Bill 2010 is the latest incarnation of an initiative that has been in the pipeline for several years. In 2005, 2007 and 2008, senators tried to pass reform bills, but they petered out in the face of opposition or ran out of time in the congressional session. The April 2010 Managers’ Amendment is an amended version of the 2009 iteration, proposed by Republican and Democrat senators.