3.0.0 2795 2023-01-13T04:47:59Z 2023-01-13T04:47:59Z House H HR 2005-06-08 109 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee Hearings by 2005-09-15T16:32:20Z Referred to 2005-06-08T15:39:36Z Referred to 2005-06-08T13:58:25Z Patent Reform Act of 2006 109 3818 S 2006-08-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2005-09-15 hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Hearings Held on Issue by Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property. The Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R. 2795. Committee 2005-06-09 hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2005-06-08 hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property. Committee 2005-06-08 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2005-06-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-06-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000583 Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] LAMAR SMITH R TX 21 N B000410 Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28] HOWARD BERMAN D CA L. 28 2005-06-08 True G000289 Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6] ROBERT GOODLATTE R VA W. 6 2005-06-08 True B000657 Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9] RICK BOUCHER D VA 9 2005-06-08 True L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 16 2005-06-08 True C000116 Rep. Cannon, Chris [R-UT-3] CHRIS CANNON R UT 3 2005-06-08 True S001150 Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-29] ADAM SCHIFF D CA B. 29 2005-06-08 True I000056 Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49] DARRELL ISSA R CA E. 49 2005-06-08 True C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] JOHN CONYERS D MI 14 2005-06-08 True C000556 Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6] HOWARD COBLE R NC 6 2005-06-08 True C001051 Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] John Carter R TX R. 31 2005-07-28 False M001157 Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] Michael McCaul R TX T. 10 2005-07-28 False Commerce Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Civil actions and liability Contracts Damages Department of Commerce Evidence (Law) Executive reorganization Fines (Penalties) Fraud Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Governmental investigations Injunctions Intellectual property Inventions Inventors Law Patent infringement Patents Profit Commerce 00 2005-06-08 Introduced in House 2005-10-08T16:47:27Z Patent Reform Act of 2005 - Revises conditions under which a patent may be obtained for an invention, including by: (1) providing for joint research agreements; (2) giving patent priority to the first filed patent application (currently, priority is given to the first invention); and (3) amending provisions related to patents internationally.

Gives an inventor a right to apply for and obtain a patent, subject to conditions and regulations. (Current law allows inventors to obtain a patent.)

Requires the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to: (1) impose a duty of candor and good faith on individuals associated with the filing and prosecution of an application and on individuals who are parties adverse to a patent or application for patent in contested cases before USPTO; and (2) establish a special office to investigation violations of such duty.

Revises provisions regarding treble damages for willful infringement of a patent.

Allows the Director to limit the ability of patent applicants to get the benefit of the filing date of a prior-filed application.

Expands the publication of patent applications.

Revises provisions regarding the infringement defense based on prior use of the subject matter of a patent before the effective filing dates.

Sets forth procedures and requirements for opposing a patent grant.

Allows third parties to submit relevant information for inclusion in the record of a patent application.

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