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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: U.S. Patent Reform Begins Long Journey Through Congress
Eli Kintisch
A bill introduced last week to bring the U.S. patent system into the 21st century has sharpened a debate between biopharma and other high-tech sectors over whether to strengthen or weaken the power to enforce an issued patent.