Patent Bill We Can Support
According to Computer World John Conyers Jr., a Michigan Democrat and chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, and Lamar Smith of Texas, the ranking Republican on the committee introduced a patent bill that eliminates fee diversion from the patent office. Over the last two decades Congress has diverted over $1B in user fees from the United States Patent and Trademark Office to their pet projects. If 
this sort of thing occurred in a private company, the CEO, CFO and other company officers would be thrown in jail for accounting fraud. Not only is this moral hypocrisy on the part of Congress, but it has significantly undermined our technology start-up companies and our economy.
This is the only Patent Bill before Congress that would not hurt small inventors and start-ups. In fact, it would be good for both and good for the country. Let’s hope it passes and the “Comprehensive Patent Reform” dies a timely death before it is allowed to further damage out patent system.
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This blog is devoted to intellectual property innovation, patent law and innovation. The moderator, editor, and main 
author is Dale B. Halling. Mr. Halling is patent attorney and entrepreneur. As a patent attorney, Mr. Halling, has represented numerous Fortune 500 companies including, McDonnell Douglas, Boeing, Motorola, Ameritech, SBC, MCI, Cypress, and numerous technology start-ups. He has helped his clients obtain patents worldwide. Mr. Halling has a BS in Electrical Engineering from Kansas State University, an MS in Physics from the University of Texas at Dallas and a JD from St. Louis University. Mr. Halling is the author of the book “The Decline and Fall of the American Entrepreneur: How Little Known Laws are Killing Innovation.”
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