Obama signs first major patent law change since 1952 
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ALEXANDRIA (AP) — On Sept. 16, President Barack Obama signed into law a major overhaul of the nation’s patent system to ease the way for inventors to bring their products to market. “We can’t afford to drag our feet any longer,” he said.
Passed in a rare display of congressional bipartisanship, the America Invents Act is ...
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