Issa Praises Senate Passage of Patent Reform Legislation

Statement

Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA) this evening made the following statement praising the Senate's overwhelming passage of comprehensive patent reform through the America Invents Act:

"The America Invents Act will create new high-paying jobs and help grow our economy."

"The global race to make discoveries and get inventions into the marketplace first requires that American innovators have a streamlined patent approval process. For too many years, they didn't. The system was slow, costly, and didn't adequately protect the rights of intellectual property holders. This legislation changes that, and further defends patented entrepreneurs from being the target of job-destroying predatory lawsuits."

Congressman Issa is one of a small number of patent-holding members of Congress, with thirty-seven registered to his name. He has worked for eleven years on patent reform legislation and for the past six specifically on the America Invents Act.

The America Invents Act passed through the House of Representatives on June 23 with a vote of 304-117. Today's Senate vote of 89-9 in favor of the America Invents Act sends the legislation to President Barack Obama for his consideration. If the President signs the America Invents Act, it will immediately become law.

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