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Updated – Sibelius Senate Hearing: Interesting Bits from Prepared Testimony

Update from the NY Times: Gov. Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas appeared Thursday to be headed for confirmation as health and human services secretary, but several Republican senators objected to an immediate vote, so the Senate is unlikely to take up the nomination until later this month. Following our initial posts on Sibelius and her Ag [...]

The Patent Reform Act of 2009: Absent Inequitable Conduct Provisions Help Biotech

The Patent Reform Act of 2009 was introduced by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. The bill includes Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) as a co-sponsor. Notably missing from the list of co-sponsors is Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA), Ranking Republican on the Judiciary Committee. Provisions relating to inequitable conduct have been removed [...]

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