Congressional Hearing on Patent Harmonization

Thanks to "Promote the Progress:::J. Matthew Buchanan's Patent Law and Policy Blog" for pointing out that The House Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property has scheduled an oversight hearing on "Patent Harmonization" for Thursday, April 27, at 9:00 AM. Witnesses include

• Q. Todd Dickinson Vice President and Chief Intellectual Property Counsel, General Electric Company
• Robert A. Armitage Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Eli Lilly and Company
• Gary Mueller President and Chief Executive Officer, Digital Now, Inc.
• Pat Choate political economist and author of Hot Property: The Stealing of Ideas in an Age of Globalization

You can watch a live webcast of the hearing here.