The Senate Judiciary Committee ended its markup on the Patent Reform Act of 2009. The legislation will now be taken up by the full Senate. Horacio Gutierrez, corporate vice president and deputy general counsel, Microsoft, stated the following: “We are very grateful to Chairman Leahy, Senators Feinstein, Specter and Hatch and the members of the Committee for their tireless efforts and continued commitment to enacting meaningful patent reform legislation.”