LA JOLLA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On Friday, CHI joined with more than 100 California-based companies and organizations in submitting a letter to Senator Dianne Feinstein, expressing important concerns about recently reintroduced patent reform legislation. CHI represents more than 250 life sciences companies and academic research organizations whose inventions are the basis of California’s global leadership in the life sciences industry, representing more than 270,000 jobs across our state and improving the lives of millions around the world.