Patent Reform Opponents Find Support from Unions
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The AFL-CIO, United Steelworkers, and other leading labor unions have announced their opposition to proposed legislation that would overhaul the U.S. patent system.
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Wildcat strikes over looming job cuts at automaker Opel have caught a major German trade union off-guard at a time when its plate is full with opposition to mass staff cuts at other companies and to a ...
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Key House panel is all for introducing a patent reform bill, but agreeing on details could prove a daunting task.
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Hundreds of workers rallied on the steps of the Labor Department yesterday to protest the implementation of new rules they say
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Some key players in the legislative battle over medical-liability reform support attacking soaring malpractice-insurance premiums by making it harder for insurance companies to raise their rates.
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Mr. WebTV mounts forces More than 430 organizations spanning all fifty US states have fired off a letter urging Senate leaders to oppose a bill that would overhaul the country's patent system. And that includes tech outfits like Qualcomm and AmberWave.â¦
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Democrats rewarded organized labor Thursday for helping them retake control of Congress, passing a House bill that would make it easier for workers to start unions against companies' wishes.
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A vote by members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) union on wage and benefit cuts at bankrupt car parts maker Delphi Corp.  saw strong support from several locals, but met stiff opposition at one New York unit.
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Brushing aside opposition from the Left parties and racing against time to fulfill WTO obligations, Government on Sunday issued an ordinance to amend the Patent Act to put in place a patent product regime after January 1, 2005.
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Patents that result from collaboration between universities and companies won new protections from legal challenge under legislation that passed Congress over the weekend.
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The House on Friday endorsed the most significant changes in patent law in more than 50 years, sending to the Senate legislation that has divided the nation's business and innovation communities.
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Two professors argue that seemingly innocuous reforms have caused a shift away from encouraging innovation in favor of exploiting patents largely for lawsuits.
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WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court is ready to hear from lawyers from Microsoft and AT&T as it considers a long-running patent dispute between the industry giants.
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WASHINGTON -- Hundreds of workers rallied on the steps of the Labor Department yesterday to protest the implementation of new rules they say will cause as many as 6 million Americans to lose their overtime pay. But the Bush administration officials who crafted the complex regulations insisted more workers will actually qualify for extra pay under the plan, which almost ...
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WASHINGTON - Several hundred union members marched outside the Labor Department to protest new overtime pay regulations taking effect Monday, with two senators pledging to roll them back when Congress returns from recess.    Protesters, many wearing union T-shirts, carried signs such as "President Bush: Hands off my overtime pay," and chanted, "Come on all you billionaires, give us wages that are fair."  "The fight is not over yet," said Republican Sen...
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The U.S. House of Representatives hasÂ passed a bill to overhaul the nation's patent system, overcoming objections by many Republicans, small inventors and some labor unions.
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In unlikely combination, U.S. government and advocates of free and open-source software are backing Microsoft in patent spat with AT&#38;T.