Senators To Unveil New IP Bill

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and ranking member Arlen Specter (R-PA) will join Sens. Evan Bayh (D-IN) and George Voinovich (R-OH) on today in unveiling new legislation intended to boost government efforts to crack down on counterfeiting and piracy. The bill is expected to reflect a compromise of a number of intellectual property rights proposals introduced this session and strengthen federal resources and authorities to combat IP crimes.