A bill to establish a pilot program in certain United States district courts to encourage enhancement of expertise in patent cases among district judges.

3.0.0 5418 2023-01-13T04:48:27Z 2023-01-13T04:48:27Z House H HR 2006-05-18 109 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2006-11-13T21:45:42Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee Reported by 2006-07-27T14:12:24Z Markup by 2006-07-27T14:12:22Z Referred to 2006-06-05T13:10:55Z Reported by 2006-09-22T01:12:04Z Markup by 2006-09-13T17:45:11Z Referred to 2006-05-18T14:00:31Z H. Rept. 109-673 A bill to establish a pilot program in certain United States district courts to encourage enhancement of expertise in patent cases among district judges. 109 3923 S 2006-09-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Identical bill CRS 2006-11-13 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2006-09-29 Senate Received in the Senate. IntroReferral 2006-09-28 19:37:36 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2006-09-28 19:37:26 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7851) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2006-09-28 19:37:26 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7851) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2006-09-28 19:28:47 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5418. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2006-09-28 19:28:45 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7851-7853) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2006-09-28 19:28:22 Mr. Sensenbrenner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2006-09-21 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 402. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00402 2006-09-21 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 109-673. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2006-09-21 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 109-673. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2006-09-13 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee 2006-09-13 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2006-07-27 hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote . Committee 2006-07-27 hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2006-06-05 hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property. Committee 2006-05-18 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2006-05-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2006-05-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress I000056 Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49] DARRELL ISSA R CA E. 49 N S001150 Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-29] ADAM SCHIFF D CA B. 29 2006-05-18 True 2006-09-20T04:00:00Z H.R. 5418, A bill to establish a pilot program in certain United States district courts to encourage enhancement of expertise in patent cases among district judges http://www.cbo.gov/publication/18141 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on September 13, 2006</p> 2006-09-20T04:00:00Z H.R. 5418, A bill to establish a pilot program in certain United States district courts to encourage enhancement of expertise in patent cases among district judges https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18141 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on September 13, 2006 Law Agriculture and Food Congressional reporting requirements Continuing education District courts Education Governmental investigations Higher education Intellectual property Judges Judicial officers Legal education Patents Plant breeding Pretrial procedure Seeds Law

00 2006-05-18 Introduced in House 2006-05-31T20:19:06Z Establishes a pilot program in certain U.S. district courts under which: (1) those district judges who request to hear cases involving patent or plant variety protection issues are designated by the chief judge to hear them; (2) such cases are randomly assigned to the district court judges, regardless of whether they are designated; (3) a judge not designated to whom such a case is assigned may decline to accept the case; and (4) a case so declined is randomly reassigned to one of those judges so designated.

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17 2006-09-21 Reported to House with amendment(s) 2006-10-13T18:33:08Z Establishes a 10-year pilot program in certain U.S. district courts under which: (1) those district judges who request to hear cases involving patent or plant variety protection issues are designated by the chief judge to hear them; (2) such cases are randomly assigned to the district court judges, regardless of whether they are designated; (3) a judge not designated to whom such a case is assigned may decline to accept the case; and (4) a case so declined is randomly reassigned to one of those judges so designated.

Requires the Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts to designate at least five U.S. district courts, in at least three different judicial circuits, to carry out the pilot program. Requires such courts to be among the 15 district courts in which the largest number of such cases were filed in the most recent calendar year. States that the Director may only designate a court in which: (1) at least 10 district judges are authorized for presidential appointment; and (2) at least three judges request such cases.

Requires periodic reports on the program to specified congressional committees.

Authorizes appropriations for: (1) educational and professional development of those district judges designated under this Act; and (2) compensation of law clerks with expertise in technical matters arising in patent and plant variety protection cases who are appointed to assist courts in such cases.

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36 2006-09-28 Passed House amended 2006-10-13T18:31:08Z (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 21, 2006. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Establishes a 10-year pilot program in certain U.S. district courts under which: (1) those district judges who request to hear cases involving patent or plant variety protection issues are designated by the chief judge to hear them; (2) such cases are randomly assigned to the district court judges, regardless of whether they are designated; (3) a judge not designated to whom such a case is assigned may decline to accept the case; and (4) a case so declined is randomly reassigned to one of those judges so designated.

Requires periodic reports on the program to specified congressional committees.

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To establish a pilot program in certain United States district courts to encourage enhancement of expertise in patent cases among district judges. Display Title To establish a pilot program in certain United States district courts to encourage enhancement of expertise in patent cases among district judges. Official Title as Introduced To establish a pilot program in certain United States district courts to encourage enhancement of expertise in patent cases among district judges. Introduced in House IH Referred in Senate 2006-11-13T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr5418rfs/xml/BILLS-109hr5418rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2006-09-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr5418eh/xml/BILLS-109hr5418eh.xml Reported in House 2006-09-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr5418rh/xml/BILLS-109hr5418rh.xml Introduced in House 2006-05-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr5418ih/xml/BILLS-109hr5418ih.xml 2006-11-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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.