The Senate Judiciary Committee plans to move forward on patent system reform as soon as next week, and senators expressed optimism Thursday that compromise on key proposals could allow a bill to pass this year.
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., chairman of the committee, announced during a hearing that he would introduce a new version of the leading bill, the Patent Transparency and Improvements Act. Leahy introduced the measure with co-sponsors Mike Lee, R-Utah; Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I.; and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn.
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