So if we want to insure that it doesn't pass (and it
could slip through while everybody is paying attention to election politics) then we'd better contact our legislators.[/QUOTE]
Here is a link to send your US congressional rep a message.
https://forms.house.gov/wyr/welcome.shtml
The following is a quote from my representative to a similar issue.
"Although the U.S. Constitution is a fairly short document, patents are actually specifically addressed in it. The Patent and Copyright Clause (Art. I, Sec. 8, Clause 8) directs Congress “To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries.” The founders knew that an effective patent system would promote the sciences, and they believed that this was important enough to spell it out in the country’s charter."
I have written and asked what the current status is of the bill, and what form it is now. Elsewhere on the internet, you can read that the bill has been killed, resurrected, and reformed. I would first like to know the threat level.
Hydroment