This reform bill quite excellent and much needed, as it focuses on limiting patent litigation and outrageous infringement lawsuits. Shifting from "first to invent" to "first to file" actually helps prevent costly lawsuits. Under the current "first to invent," someone who files a patent can be invalidated by someone who claims they invented the idea first, but didn't take any action, which often results in expensive and time consuming litigation. Hopefully this bill makes it through the full vote...