Pelosi: Bipartisan Patent Reform Bill Crucial for American Innovation and Economic Growth

Pelosi: Bipartisan Patent Reform Bill Crucial for American Innovation and Economic Growth

Friday, September 7, 2007

Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616

Washington, D.C. " Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement this afternoon after the House passed H.R. 1908, the Patent Reform Act of 2007:

“The bipartisan patent reform bill is a significant step toward our Innovation Agenda. It will strengthen the patent system and improve patent quality.

“This legislation is crucial for American inventors and American ingenuity, for consumers, and for greater innovation and economic growth.