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The law would be retroactive enough to cover the Medicines Co. In June, the House attached the amendment to the America Invents Act after Illinois Democrat Jesse Jackson Jr. got the vote reopened after it initially failed.

Of Patents and Earmarks 2011

The story of British roads is more interesting than you might expect, and Jo Guldi tells it well in "Roads to Power: Britain Invents the Infrastructure State."

The Lessons of the Turnpike Daniel Hannan 2012

His photographic process is explored by Sarah Hamill in a brief but illuminating chapter of 'David Smith Invents' Yale University Press, 101 pages, $30 .

Photo-Op: Ironman 2011

Sadly, the America Invents Act, which seeks to provide the Patent Office with tools to operate better and passed recently, does precious little to address the patent litigation mess.

Brad Feld: Another Day, Another Patent Troll Brad Feld 2011

Ms. Espinel said the implementation of the America Invents Act, the first comprehensive overhaul of U.S. patent law since the 1950s, will go some way toward resolving disputes over patents.

Official: U.S. Needs Europe's Help on Patent Protection Frances Robinson 2011

The House passed the America Invents Act on a 304-117 vote, a bipartisan tally with more than two-thirds of lawmakers from each party supporting the bill.

Patent-Overhaul Bill Clears House Amy Schatz 2011

A patent overhaul bill, the America Invents Act, passed the Senate by a 95-5 vote in March and now is pending in the House.

Supreme Court Rules Microsoft Must Pay in Patent Case Jess Bravin 2011

"This is a product of years of work, and it's the best we're going to have," Sen. Patrick Leahy D, Vt., a sponsor of the "America Invents Act," said on the Senate floor Thursday.

Patent Overhaul Bill Passes in Senate Amy Schatz 2011

A patent overhaul bill, the America Invents Act, passed the Senate by a 95-5 vote in March and now is pending in the House.

Supreme Court Rules Microsoft Must Pay in Patent Case Jess Bravin 2011

Sadly, the America Invents Act, which seeks to provide the Patent Office with tools to operate better and passed recently, does precious little to address the patent litigation mess.

Brad Feld: Another Day, Another Patent Troll Brad Feld 2011