Changes

The [https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/9| H.R.9:Innovation Act] was reintroduced on February 5, 2015, by Representative Bob Goodlatte (R-VA). The bill was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary and Subcommittee on the Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, and was placed on the Union Calendar on July 29, 2015. Currently the bill has 27 cosponsors, 15 Republicans and 12 Democrats.

<ref name="sectionsummary" > [https://judiciary.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/072015-Section-by-Section-of-HR-9-Innovation-Act.pdf] 'H.R.9, The "Innovation Act": Section-by-Section Summary", 'Judiciary Committee', (July 2015). </ref>

<ref name="entrepreneur"> [https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/231884] Kirby Drake,'How to Take Advantage of the First-to-File Patent System', Entrepreneur Media, Inc. </ref>