Maryland Intellectual Property Lawyer & Attorney : Brian Wm. Higgins : Serving Baltimore, Columbia, Frederick

     During the floor debate in Congress over H.R.1908, the Patent Reform Act of 2007, on September 7, 2007, Maryland’s 6th District Representative, Roscoe G. Bartlett, a Republican, rose to criticize last-minute efforts by colleagues whom he contends pushed amendments to the proposed legislation through the House of Representatives.  Apparently, those amendments found their way into the legislation in the late evening hours the night before the full House vote (no doubt by overworked staffers). Dr. Bartlett knows a few things about patents: a scientist himself, one of only three in the House of Representatives, he is the named inventor or co-inventor on several U.S. patents, including those listed below. Of the eight Maryland Representatives in Congress, Bartlett was the only one to vote against passage of H.R.1908 (see related post here). For those interested, the amendments to H.R. 1908 may be viewed here (then scroll down to the 1:33 pm entry).

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