NEWS: Patent Reform Act of 2011: An Overview

February 2011 - The Patent Reform Act of 2011 (S. 23) was introduced on January 25, 2011 by Senator Leahy (D-VT) who was joined by eight co-sponsors (all from the Judiciary Committee) that include Senators Coons (D-DE), Franken (D-MN), Grassley (R-IA), Hatch (R-UT), Klobuchar (D-MN), Kyl (R-AZ), Lieberman (I-CT), and Sessions (R-AL).

Dennis Crouch, Patent Reform Act of 2011: An Overview, 2011 Patently-O Patent.

NEWS: Obama Budget Calls For Patent Office Boost

February 2011 - WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The Obama administration's budget blueprint for fiscal 2012 seeks to boost the speed and quality of services of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, including through the use of temporary surcharges on patent fees.

Brent Kendall, Obama Budget Calls For Patent Office Boost, 2011 Dow Jones Newswires.

NEWS: Patent Office Struggles to Catch Up With Technology. 

February 2011 - WASHINGTON — President Obama, who emphasizes American innovation, says modernizing the federal Patent and Trademark Office is crucial to “winning the future.” So at a time when a quarter of patent applications come from California, and many of those from Silicon Valley, the patent office is opening its first satellite office — in Detroit.

Edward Wyatt, U.S. Sets 21st-Century Goal: Building a Better Patent, 2011 New York Times.