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Leahy, postponing markup fourth time, says patent bill to be ready 'by next week'

By Can Celik and Leah Nylen ( May 1, 2014, 21:30 GMT | Insight) -- The Senate Judiciary Committee may begin consideration of legislation intended to combat abusive patent litigation by next week, the committee’s chairman said during a business meeting on Thursday, the fourth postponement of the bill. The panel’s continued negotiations on the bill became more complicated this week with US Supreme Court rulings on the subject of fee-shifting in two patent cases.The Senate Judiciary Committee may begin consideration of legislation intended to combat abusive patent litigation by next week, the committee’s chairman said during a business meeting on Thursday, the fourth postponement of the bill. The panel’s continued negotiations on the bill became more complicated this week with US Supreme Court rulings on the subject of fee-shifting in two patent cases.   ...

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