According to Rep. Manzullo, this new bill is identical to HR 1907 without the Title that would change the way the US Patent and Trademark Office is structured. There is no way you or I could look at HR 2654 because it will not be on the Internet so quickly. Normally, only bills that are considered non-controversial are voted on under suspension of the rules. Introducing a new patent bill on Friday afternoon and requesting that it be voted on in less than one business day is an egregious abuse of power. Some form of patent legislation has been introduced in Congress for the last ten years and never passed because of the pressure exerted by the independent inventor and small business communities.
Time is of the essence.
This is not the first time that the supporters of this patent legislation have attempted an end run away from the eyes of the public. Over the years it's been attached to a budget bill . . . Each time the power mongers have been stopped, and they must be stopped again. At the end of this message are the talking points I will use in my messages to Congress. I am opposed to HR 2654 being put on the calendar under suspension of the rules which is normally reserved for noncontroversial issues.