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Patent wars such as android vs apple in Silicon Valley companies that continue to occur and does not seem to ever finish at least will change with the approval of the reforms in the patent law in the United States. CNET and ZDNet report on the Leahy-Smith Invents America Act, also known as the latest version of patent reform bill has been approved by the U.S. Senate and has now been submitted to President Barack Obama to sign.

Bloomberg reported that patent reform legislation this time was the biggest since 1952 and will impact significantly on patent dispute. This latest patent reform also changed the system perpatenan of the original first-to-invent system to be first-to-file patent system.That is, the patent will be awarded to the first inventor who filed the patent application file.

Patent laws recently also will help companies and inventors to avoid unnecessary delays and costly litigation so as to make companies and inventors to focus on innovation and job creation. ZDNet reported, at least the new reforms in patent law will make the requested relief Eric Schmidt reform patent law some time ago.

Previously many people who worry a patent war between several companies such as Microsoft, Apple Inc., and Google (android vs apple) will be bad for competition and the American economy as a whole. In one blog at the WSJ, a writer asks President Barack Obama to give a blanket statement that prohibits a ban circulated one or several gadgets that are suspected of violating one or more of certain patents. According to a patent war must come through rational stage in court and any misuse of the patent can be resolved by payment of money.

Patent wars, especially in smartphones such as android vs apple and tablets for some time is very hot. Apple Inc. versus the Samsung is not less than 23 cases each patent claims. Not to mention Apple Inc. versus HTC and Motorola. Likewise, Google versus Oracle,android vs apple. Microsoft  not very much has the patent. Obviously if left unchecked, will patent dispute intensified so that the company lost focus for innovation because it is too busy doing a patent lawsuit.

In addition, android vs apple there are also things that are unusual because the fight over the patent of a particular company. For example, Apple Inc.. alliance with Microsoft and RIM to beat Google in the race for Nortel patents. Similarly, Google is forced to add $ 3 billion bid to buy the Motorola Mobility while the other is due to the existence of patents that Motorola’s patent portfolio amounted to 17,000 pieces. So far Android vendors such as Samsung, HTC, and Motorola became the target of abuse patent lawsuit from Apple Inc inthe campaign of android vs apple.