Momentum for Goodlatte Innovation Act slipping away?

The opposition to the Goodlatte Innovation Act may block a vote. From The Hill on the opposition by Heritage Action:


The House should give the system time to adjust to the 2011 reforms before moving forward on another set of transformational reforms," the group's director said in a statement. "Heritage Action opposes H.R. 9. The bill should not come to the floor.”



Elsewhere, there are proposed changes to inter partes review:


Lobbyists for the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry are fighting to include a provision that would exempt some FDA-approved drug patents from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's trial-like reviews, which were set up as a fast and low-cost way to challenge the validity of patents. But some seniors groups have opposed that inclusion.



link: http://thehill.com/policy/technology/248681-mccarthy-more-work-needed-before-patent-reform-gets-vote

See also the post by former Congressman Ron Klink (D-Pa.)

link: http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/labor/248530-congress-patent-reform-plan-is-an-assault-on-workers