Tillis, Coons to Hold New Huddles on Patent Eligibility Proposal (1)

Sens. Thom Tillis and Chris Coons have summoned stakeholders to a fresh round of closed-door meetings on a revised proposal to rewrite patent eligibility law.

Tillis (R-N.C.) and Coons (D-Del.) have scheduled two meetings, for Aug. 20 and 21, according to sources familiar with the effort.

The draft proposal could undo several U.S. Supreme Court decisions on what inventions deserve patent protection. The rulings have left the law poorly defined, and made it harder for companies to win patents and raise venture capital, attorneys and some trade groups say.

Participants will be given 30 minutes to review the new draft, ...