By Kevin E. Noonan — U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-DE), along with Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), have been the motivating force for patent reform for almost a decade, primarily in their efforts to roll back legislative efforts and judicial decisions having negative effects on U.S. innovation and the patent system (see “Senator Coons And Co-Sponsors Introduce the PREVAIL Act”; “Senators Tillis and Coons Once More Attempt to Fix Patent Eligibility”; “Senate Bill Proposed to Provide Subject Matter Eligibility Solution”; “Senate Subcommittee on Intellectual Property Holds Hearings on Proposed Revisions to 35 U.S.C. § 101”; “Congress Releases Framework for Section 101…
