The full Senate continued to debate the bipartisan patent reform bill passed by the Judiciary Committee on Tuesday morning as sponsor and Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) urged his colleagues not to let extraneous issues bog down the legislation.
The White House signaled its support for the legislation late Monday, arguing the switch from a first-to-invent to a first-to-file system would simplify the process of acquiring a patent.
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