Patent Reform: Innovation Issues (CRS Report for Congress)
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| Release Date |
Revised Jan. 17, 2007 |
| Report Number |
RL32996 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
Wendy H. Schacht and John R. Thomas, Resources, Science, and Industry Division |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
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Summary:
This study provides an overview of current patent reform issues. It begins byoffering a summary of the structure of the current patent system and the role ofpatents in innovation policy. The report then reviews some of the broader issues andconcerns, including patent quality, the high costs of patent litigation, internationalharmonization, and speculation in patents, that have motivated these diverselegislative reform proposals. The specific components of this legislation are thenidentified and reviewed in greater detail.
