From the PTSC board.....Posted by: borredo on February 05, 2008 06:30AM

In a six-page letter written on behalf of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the administration told senators that it disagrees with a provision that would change the way damages are calculated in cases when patent infringement is proven. That change "could promote infringement," the administration warned, saying it would oppose the legislation unless the bill is changed to "protect the inventor."

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/02/05/BUOGURRUS.DTL&type=tech