House Hearing Focuses on Changes in Patent Laws

A rift has arisen among larger technology companies and smaller venture capital firms over whether dramatic changes to U.S. patent law are necessary. The differences in opinion played out during a hearing in the U.S. House of Representatives Small Business Committee, which doesn't have the power to write patent laws but aimed to explore the small-business implications of Congress' ongoing push for sweeping changes in the area.

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