Witnesses for tomorrow’s patent reform hearing of the House subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property

Tomorrow, June 9, 2005, the House Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property will hold a hearing on “The Patent Act of 2005.”  Gary Griswold, President and Chief Intellectual Property Counsel of 3M Innovative Properties, is scheduled to appear on behalf of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA).  Mr. Griswold is a past president of AIPLA.

Dan Ravicher, the Executive Director of the Public Patent Foundation, has also been requested to appear as a witness.  The Foundation, also known as PUBPAT, “represents the public’s interest against the harms caused by the patent system, particularly the harms caused by wrongly issued patents and unsound public policy.” (from the PUBPAT website).

The big question, of course, is whether the “Patent Act of 2005” will actually be introduced before the hearing.

[Copyright 2005 J. Matthew Buchanan. Originally published on Promote the Progress (http://www.promotetheprogress.com).]