3.0.0 1760 2023-01-15T08:03:18Z 2023-01-15T08:03:18Z Senate S S 2003-10-20 108 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-10-20T20:49:29Z 2003-10-20 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12890-12891) IntroReferral 2003-10-20 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001057 Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN] Norm Coleman R MN N Commerce Administrative fees Arts, Culture, Religion Department of Commerce Economics and Public Finance Electronic data interchange Electronic government information Federal officials Fees Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Intellectual property Law Libraries Patents Science, Technology, Communications Trademarks User charges Commerce 00 2003-10-20 Introduced in Senate 2004-02-25T21:09:38Z United States Patent and Trademark Fee Modernization Act of 2003 - Amends Federal patent law to: (1) lower patent filing and basic national fees; (2) increase excess claims, disclaimer, appeal, extension, revival, and maintenance fees; and (3) add new application examination, patent search, and patent issuance fees.

Prescribes fees under the Trademark Act of 1946 for electronic and paper applications for trademark registration.

Credits all Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) funds to a PTO Account in the Treasury.

Exempts such funds from the appropriation process, thus allowing the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of PTO to collect such funds and use them for PTO operations until expended.

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United States Patent and Trademark Fee Modernization Act of 2003 Display Title United States Patent and Trademark Fee Modernization Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, with respect to patent fees, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced United States Patent and Trademark Fee Modernization Act of 2003 Introduced in Senate 2003-10-20T04:00:00Z 2003-10-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12890-12891) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.