3.0.0 6432 2019-11-15T21:32:35Z 2019-11-15T21:32:35Z House H HR 2012-09-19 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SMITH of Texas:H.R. 6432.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 8 of section 8 of Article I of the Constitution.[Page H6151]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2012-09-19T16:00:29Z Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012 112 3486 S 2012-12-18 Became Public Law No: 112-211. Related bill CRS 2012-09-19 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2012-09-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-09-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000583 Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] LAMAR SMITH R TX 21 N C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] JOHN CONYERS D MI 14 2012-09-19 True G000289 Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6] ROBERT GOODLATTE R VA W. 6 2012-09-19 True W000207 Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12] MELVIN WATT D NC 12 2012-09-19 True Commerce Intellectual property International law and treaties Product development and innovation Commerce 00 2012-09-19 Introduced in House 2012-11-06T20:14:34Z Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012 - Amends federal patent law to implement the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs and the Patent Law Treaty. (Both treaties were ratified by the Senate on December 7, 2007.)

Allows any person who is a U.S. national, or has a domicile, habitual residence, or real and effective industrial or commercial establishment in the United States, to file an international design application for international registration with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) (thereby enabling U.S. applicants to file a single application with USPTO instead of separate applications in multiple countries).

Directs the USPTO to transmit international fees and forward international design applications to the international intergovernmental coordinating body.

Requires an international design application on an industrial design made in the United States to constitute the filing of an application in a foreign country if such application is filed: (1) in a country other than the United States, (2) at the international intergovernmental coordinating body recognized under the Hague Agreement, or (3) with an intergovernmental organization.

Sets forth the priorities of national and prior foreign and national applications.

Standardizes application procedures to be consistent with other member countries.

Extends the term for design patents from 14 to 15 years from the date of grant.

]]> Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced To implement the provisions of the Hague Agreement and the Patent Law Treaty. Display Title Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012 Introduced in House 2012-09-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr6432ih/xml/BILLS-112hr6432ih.xml 2012-09-19 Referred to the House 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.