3.0.0 23 2023-01-11T13:20:30Z 2023-01-11T13:20:30Z Senate S S 2011-01-25 112 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2011-02-03T23:20:34Z Markup by 2011-02-03T19:53:29Z Referred to 2011-01-25T16:47:17Z Patent Lawsuit Reform Act of 2011 112 243 HR 2011-02-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet. Related bill CRS Leahy-Smith America Invents Act 112 1249 HR 2011-09-16 Became Public Law No: 112-29. Related bill CRS Equal Access to Tax Planning Act 112 139 S 2011-01-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2011-03-09 17:58:22 Held at the desk. Floor H15000 2 House floor actions 2011-03-09 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2011-03-09 10:03:28 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2011-03-08 Senate Passed Senate with amendments by Yea-Nay. 95 - 5. Record Vote Number: 35. 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(consideration: CR S1213; text: CR S1213) Floor 2011-03-03 Senate Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1175-1185, S1204-1213) Floor 2011-03-02 Senate Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1089-1099, S1104-1106, S1107-1113) Floor 2011-03-01 Senate Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1030-1034, S1034-1051, S1052-1053) Floor 2011-02-28 Senate The committee reported amendments were agreed to by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2011-02-28 Senate Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S936-953, S956-957; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S936-948) Floor 2011-02-03 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 6. Calendars 2011-02-03 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with amendments. Without written report. Committee 2011-02-03 Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with amendments. Without written report. 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[ID-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN ID CT I. 2011-01-25 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2011-01-25 True F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2011-01-27 False B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2011-02-15 False K000305 Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] HERBERT KOHL D WI H. 2011-02-17 False G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2011-02-17 False H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD 2011-02-28 False W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2011-03-01 False S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2011-03-01 False H.R.1249 https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/1249 Commerce Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Advanced technology and technological innovations Appropriations Civil actions and liability Congressional oversight Department of Commerce Evidence and witnesses Executive agency funding and structure Federal appellate courts Federal district courts Intellectual property Judges Judicial review and appeals Michigan Small business Transportation costs User charges and fees Virginia Commerce 00 2011-01-25 Introduced in Senate 2011-04-08T12:58:11Z Patent Reform Act of 2011 - Defines the "effective filing date" of a claimed invention as the actual filing date of the patent or the application for patent containing a claim to the invention (thus replacing the current first-to-invent system), except as specified. Requires the effective filing date for a claimed invention in an application for reissue or reissued patent to be determined by deeming the claim to the invention to have been contained in the patent for which reissue was sought.

Amends federal patent law to rewrite provisions concerning: (1) the conditions for patentability, including a one-year grace period (a prior art exception) for inventors to file an application after certain disclosures of the claimed invention by the inventor or another who obtained the subject matter from the inventor; and (2) false marking actions.

Sets forth derived patent provisions. Replaces interference proceedings with derivation proceedings.

Replaces the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences with the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.

Amends damages provisions to: (1) require court-identified determination factors and methodologies, (2) provide willful infringement standards, and (3) revise specified defenses and evidentiary requirements.

Revises and adds various other rights and requirements related to patents, including regarding: (1) post-grant procedures, (2) inter partes review, (3) reexaminations, (4) citation of prior art, (5) U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) fee setting authority, (6) preissuance submissions by third parties, and (7) venue.

Allows appeals of specified Board decisions to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Establishes supplemental examinations to consider, reconsider, and correct information.

Revises provisions concerning the residency of federal circuit judges and the facilities and administrative support which must be provided to them.

Defines the term "micro entity" for both an assigned and unassigned application, including specifying for both that an entity qualifies as a small entity if it is so defined in regulations issued by the USPTO Director and has not been named on five or more previously filed patent applications.

Deems any strategy for reducing, avoiding, or deferring tax liability insufficient to differentiate a claimed invention from the prior art when evaluating specified conditions of patentability.

Prohibits using a failure to disclose the best mode as a basis on which any claim of a patent may be canceled or held invalid or otherwise unenforceable.

]]> 01 2011-02-03 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2011-04-08T12:58:37Z Patent Reform Act of 2011 - (Sec. 2) Amends federal patent law to define the "effective filing date" of a claimed invention as the actual filing date of the patent or the application for patent containing a claim to the invention (thus replacing the current first-to-invent system), except as specified. Requires the effective filing date for a claimed invention in an application for reissue or reissued patent to be determined by deeming the claim to the invention to have been contained in the patent for which reissue was sought.

Establishes a one-year grace period (a prior art exception) for inventors to file an application after certain disclosures of the claimed invention by the inventor or another who obtained the subject matter from the inventor. Revises provisions concerning novelty and nonobvious subject matter (commonly referred to as conditions for patentability).

Repeals provisions relating to inventions made abroad and statutory invention registration.

Permits a civil action by a patent owner against another patent owner claiming to have the same invention and who has an earlier effective filing date if the invention claimed by the earlier patent owner was derived from the inventor claimed in the patent owned by the person seeking relief. Requires such an action to be filed within a specified one-year period. Replaces interference proceedings with derivation proceedings.

Replaces the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences with the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (the Board).

Requires reports from: (1) the Small Business Administration (SBA) on the effects of eliminating the use of dates of invention in the patent application process, particularly on small businesses, and (2) the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on the operation of prior user rights in selected countries in the industrialized world.

(Sec. 3) Modifies requirements regarding the oath or declaration required of an inventor.

Allows a person to whom an inventor has assigned (or is under an obligation to assign) an invention to make an application for patent.

(Sec. 4) Sets forth a damages determination procedure that requires the court or jury to consider only court-identified methodologies and factors. Authorizes the court to increase damages up to three times (treble damages) the amount found or assessed (inapplicable to specified royalties for provisional rights to inventions claimed in published applications). Allows any party to request that the trier of fact decide infringement and validity questions before the issues of damages and willful infringement are tried (commonly referred to as sequencing or bifurcation). Revises specified defenses and evidentiary requirements, including a bar on using an accused infringer's failure to obtain the advice of counsel to prove that any infringement was willful or induced.

(Sec. 5) Allows a person who is not the patent owner to request to cancel as unpatentable one or more claims of patent by filing a petition with the USPTO to institute: (1) post-grant review on any ground that could be raised under specified provisions relating to invalidity of the patent or any claim, and (2) inter partes review (replaces inter partes reexamination procedures) on specified novelty and nonobvious subject matter grounds based on prior art consisting of patents and printed publications. Limits the filing of petitions for post-grant review to the nine-month period beginning after the grant of patent or issuance of a reissue patent. Requires any petition for inter partes review to be filed after the later of: (1) nine months after the grant or reissue, or (2) the date of termination of a post-grant review.

Disallows both forms of review if the petitioner (or real party in interest or privy) has filed: (1) a related civil action, or (2) the petition more than six months after being served with a complaint alleging infringement. Prohibits the petitioner from asserting claims in certain proceedings before the USPTO and International Trade Commission (ITC) and in specified civil actions if such claims were raised or reasonably could have been raised in the respective reviews (in the case of post-grant review, prohibits only raised claims from ITC proceedings and civil actions) that resulted in a final Board decision.

Prohibits the USPTO Director (Director) from authorizing: (1) inter partes review unless information in the petition and any response shows a reasonable likelihood that the petitioner would prevail on at least one of the challenged claims; or (2) post-grant review unless information in the petition, if not rebutted, would demonstrate that it is more likely than not that at least one of the challenged claims is unpatentable, or unless such petition raises a novel or unsettled legal question important to other patents or applications. Sets forth a deadline for the Director to make such determinations, which are deemed final and nonappealable.

Requires the Director to prescribe related regulations.

Authorizes the Director to determine whether a substantial new question of patentability is raised by patents and publications discovered by the Director or cited under provisions related to the citation of prior art or reexamination requests.

Allows any person, at any time, to cite to the USPTO: (1) prior art bearing on the patentability of a claim, and (2) statements of the patent owner filed in a proceeding before a federal court or the USPTO in which the patent owner took a position on the scope of any claim of a particular patent. Requires, on written request of the person citing prior art or written statements, that that person's identity be kept confidential.

(Sec. 6) Sets forth the Board's required composition and duties. Allows appeals to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) from specified Board decisions, including examinations, reexaminations, post-grant and inter partes reviews, and derivation proceedings.

(Sec. 7) Allows any third party to submit any publication of potential relevance to a patent application.

(Sec. 8) Requires a district court to transfer a civil patent action if another venue is clearly more convenient than the venue in which the action is pending.

Amends a variety of patent provisions plus the Act commonly known as the Trademark Act of 1946 or the Lanham Act to substitute references to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia for the current references to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

(Sec. 9) Authorizes the Director to set or adjust by rule any fee established or charged by the USPTO. Establishes a $400 fee for original patent applications filed non-electronically.

(Sec. 10) Establishes supplemental examinations to consider, reconsider, and correct information. Requires the Director to order reexamination if a substantial new question of patentability is raised by at least one item of information in the request.

(Sec. 11) Eliminates the requirement that certain CAFC judges must reside within 50 miles of the District of Columbia.

(Sec. 12) Defines the term "micro entity" for both an assigned and unassigned application, including specifying for both that an entity qualifies as a small entity if it is so defined in regulations issued by the Director and has not been named on five or more previously filed patent applications.

(Sec. 13) Decreases the percentage of certain invention-related royalties and income that must be paid to the federal government and correspondingly increases the percentage that must be given to small business firms when a nonprofit organization has a funding agreement with the government for the operation of a government owned, contractor operated facility. (An existing provision defines the term "funding agreement" as a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement entered into between a federal agency and any contractor for the performance of experimental, developmental, or research work funded in whole or in part by the federal government.)

(Sec. 14) Deems any strategy for reducing, avoiding, or deferring tax liability insufficient to differentiate a claimed invention from the prior art when evaluating specified conditions of patentability.

(Sec. 15) Prohibits using a failure to disclose the best mode as a basis on which any claim of a patent may be canceled or held invalid or otherwise unenforceable.

(Sec. 17) Intellectual Property Jurisdiction Clarification Act of 2011 - Amends the federal judicial code to deny to state courts jurisdiction over legal actions relating to patents, plant variety protection, or copyrights.

Grants exclusive jurisdiction to the CAFC of appeals relating to patents or plant variety protection.

Provides for the removal to a U.S. district court of legal actions involving patents, plant variety protection, or copyrights, and for the remand of unrelated matters.

Requires the CAFC to transfer any appeal dealing with designs and unfair competition to the court of appeals for the regional circuit embracing the district from which the appeal has been taken.

]]> 35 2011-03-08 Passed Senate amended 2011-04-08T12:59:07Z America Invents Act - (Sec. 2) Amends federal patent law to define the "effective filing date" of a claimed invention as the actual filing date of the patent or the application for patent containing a claim to the invention (thus replacing the current first-to-invent system), except as specified. Requires the effective filing date for a claimed invention in an application for reissue or reissued patent to be determined by deeming the claim to the invention to have been contained in the patent for which reissue was sought.

Establishes a one-year grace period (a prior art exception) for inventors to file an application after certain disclosures of the claimed invention by the inventor or another who obtained the subject matter from the inventor. Revises provisions concerning novelty and nonobvious subject matter (commonly referred to as conditions for patentability).

Repeals provisions relating to inventions made abroad and statutory invention registration.

Permits a civil action by a patent owner against another patent owner claiming to have the same invention and who has an earlier effective filing date if the invention claimed by the earlier patent owner was derived from the inventor claimed in the patent owned by the person seeking relief. Requires such an action to be filed within a specified one-year period.

Replaces: (1) interference proceedings with derivation proceedings, and (2) the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences with the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (the Board).

Requires reports from: (1) the Small Business Administration (SBA) on the effects of eliminating the use of dates of invention in the patent application process, particularly on small businesses; and (2) the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on the operation of prior user rights in selected countries in the industrialized world.

(Sec. 3) Modifies requirements regarding the oath or declaration required of an inventor.

Allows a person to whom an inventor has assigned (or is under an obligation to assign) an invention to make an application for patent.

(Sec. 4) Allows virtual markings (markings that direct the public to a freely-accessible Internet address where a patented article is associated with its patent number) to provide public notice that an article is patented. Revises specified defenses and evidentiary requirements, including a bar on using an accused infringer's failure to obtain the advice of counsel to prove that any infringement was willful or induced.

(Sec. 5) Allows a person who is not the patent owner to request to cancel as unpatentable one or more claims of patent by filing a petition with the USPTO to institute: (1) post-grant review on any ground that could be raised under specified provisions relating to invalidity of the patent or any claim, and (2) inter partes review (replaces inter partes reexamination procedures) on specified novelty and nonobvious subject matter grounds based on prior art consisting of patents and printed publications. Limits the filing of petitions for post-grant review to the nine-month period beginning after the grant of patent or issuance of a reissue patent. Requires any petition for inter partes review to be filed after the later of: (1) nine months after the grant or reissue, or (2) the date of termination of a post-grant review.

Directs the USPTO to make public data available on the length of time between the commencement and conclusion of each post-grant and inter partes review.

Disallows: (1) post-grant review and inter partes review if the petitioner (or real party in interest) has filed a related civil action, and (2) inter partes review if the petition is filed more than six months after the petitioner (real party in interest, or privy) is served with a complaint alleging infringement. Prohibits the petitioner from asserting claims in certain proceedings before the USPTO and International Trade Commission (ITC) and in specified civil actions if such claims were raised or reasonably could have been raised in the respective reviews (in the case of post-grant review, prohibits only raised claims from ITC proceedings and civil actions) that resulted in a final Board decision.

Prohibits the USPTO Director (Director) from authorizing: (1) inter partes review unless information in the petition and any response shows a reasonable likelihood that the petitioner would prevail on at least one of the challenged claims; or (2) post-grant review unless information in the petition, if not rebutted, would demonstrate that it is more likely than not that at least one of the challenged claims is unpatentable, or unless such petition raises a novel or unsettled legal question important to other patents or applications. Sets forth a deadline for the Director to make such determinations, which are deemed final and nonappealable.

Requires the Director to prescribe related regulations.

Authorizes the Director to determine whether a substantial new question of patentability is raised by patents and publications discovered by the Director or cited under provisions related to the citation of prior art or reexamination requests.

Allows any person, at any time, to cite to the USPTO: (1) prior art bearing on the patentability of a claim, and (2) statements of the patent owner filed in a proceeding before a federal court or the USPTO in which the patent owner took a position on the scope of any claim of a particular patent. Requires, on written request of the person citing prior art or written statements, that that person's identity be kept confidential.

(Sec. 6) Sets forth the Board's required composition and duties. Allows appeals to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) from specified Board decisions, including examinations, reexaminations, post-grant and inter partes reviews, and derivation proceedings.

(Sec. 7) Allows any third party to submit any publication of potential relevance to a patent application.

(Sec. 8) Amends a variety of patent provisions plus the Act commonly known as the Trademark Act of 1946 or the Lanham Act to substitute references to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia for the current references to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

(Sec. 9) Authorizes the Director to set or adjust by rule any fee established, authorized, or charged by the USPTO under specified code provisions. Establishes a $400 fee for original patent applications filed non-electronically.

Reduces certain fees to qualified small entities (including fees for prioritized examination of utility and plant applications) and any micro entity.

(Sec. 10) Establishes supplemental examinations to consider, reconsider, and correct information. Requires the Director to order reexamination if a substantial new question of patentability is raised by at least one item of information in the request.

(Sec. 11) Eliminates the requirement that certain CAFC judges must reside within 50 miles of the District of Columbia.

(Sec. 12) Defines the term "micro entity" as a certifying applicant who: (1) qualifies as a small entity as defined in regulations issued by the Director, (2) has not been named on five or more previously filed patent applications, as specified; and (3) has gross income below a designated level without having transferred ownership interest in the application to an entity (other than a higher education entity) with gross income exceeding such limit. Authorizes the Director to impose income, annual filing, and other micro entity qualification limits under provisions related to state public institutions of higher education.

(Sec. 13) Decreases the percentage of certain invention-related royalties and income that must be paid to the federal government and correspondingly increases the percentage that must be given to small business firms when a nonprofit organization has a funding agreement with the government for the operation of a government owned, contractor operated facility. (An existing provision defines the term "funding agreement" as a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement entered into between a federal agency and any contractor for the performance of experimental, developmental, or research work funded in whole or in part by the federal government.)

(Sec. 14) Deems any strategy for reducing, avoiding, or deferring tax liability insufficient to differentiate a claimed invention from the prior art when evaluating specified conditions of patentability.

(Sec. 15) Prohibits using a failure to disclose the best mode as a basis on which any claim of a patent may be canceled or held invalid or otherwise unenforceable.

(Sec. 17) Intellectual Property Jurisdiction Clarification Act of 2011 - Amends the federal judicial code to deny to state courts jurisdiction over legal actions relating to patents, plant variety protection, or copyrights.

Grants the CAFC exclusive jurisdiction of appeals relating to patents or plant variety protection.

Provides for the removal to a U.S. district court of legal actions involving patents, plant variety protection, or copyrights, and for the remand of unrelated matters.

Requires the CAFC to transfer any appeal dealing with designs and unfair competition to the court of appeals for the regional circuit embracing the district from which the appeal has been taken.

(Sec. 18) Requires the Director to establish, with specified standards and procedures, a four-year transitional post-grant review proceeding for reviewing the validity of covered business-method patents (claiming a method or corresponding apparatus for performing data processing operations utilized in the practice, administration, or management of a financial product or service, except technological inventions).

(Sec. 19) Permits the USPTO to pay subsistence and travel-related expenses of non-federal employees attending certain USPTO-conducted intellectual property programs. Authorizes the Director to fix a basic pay rate below a certain level for administrative patent and trademark judges appointed under specified provisions.

(Sec. 20) Establishes the USPTO Public Enterprise Fund (replaces the Appropriation Account) as a revolving fund available to the Director without fiscal year limitation. Requires all fees paid to the Director and all appropriations for defraying the costs of USPTO activities to be credited to the Fund. Requires fees charged or established by the Director to be collected by the Director and available to carry out USPTO activities until expended. Directs fees from specified sources to be deposited in the Fund to cover appropriate expenses.

Requires the Director to submit an annual report to Congress including: (1) the USPTO's operating plan, expenses, and staff levels; (2) long term modernization plans and related progress updates; and (3) the results of an annual independent audit of the USPTO's financial statements required by this section. Requires the Director to annually notify Congress of its spending plan.

Directs the Fund to submit to the President a business-type budget as presribed by regulation for the budget program.

(Sec. 21) Provides, within a three-year period, for the establishment of at least three U.S. satellite offices for the USPTO using specified criteria. Requires the Director to submit an annual related report to Congress.

(Sec. 22) Allows the Director, subject to available resources, to establish a Patent Ombudsman Program.

(Sec. 23) Authorizes the USPTO to establish regulations providing, at the request of the applicant, prioritized examination of applications for products, processes, or technologies important to the national economy or competitiveness without recovering the aggregate extra cost of providing such prioritization.

(Sec. 24) Designates the satellite office to be located in Detroit, Michigan, as the "Elijah J. McCoy United States Patent and Trademark Office."

]]> America Invents Act Display Title America Invents Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Reported to Senate for portions of this bill Intellectual Property Jurisdiction Clarification Act of 2011 S Senate Short Titles as Passed Senate for portions of this bill Intellectual Property Jurisdiction Clarification Act of 2011 S Senate Short Titles as Reported to Senate Patent Reform Act of 2011 S Senate Short Titles as Passed Senate America Invents Act S Senate Short Titles as Introduced Patent Reform Act of 2011 156 112 SAMDT 2022-02-03T06:03:22Z B000243 Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] MAX BAUCUS D MT SIEBEN 1 1 G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2011-03-07 True 2011-03-07T05:00:00Z Senate 112 S Senate S 23 America Invents Act 2023-01-11T13:20:30Z 141 112 SAMDT To clarify that section 14 shall not apply to an invention that is a computer program product or system used solely for preparing a tax or information return or other tax filing. 2022-02-03T06:03:22Z 2 2011-03-07 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 155 112 SAMDT 2022-02-03T06:03:22Z B000243 Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] MAX BAUCUS D MT SIEBEN 1 1 G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2011-03-07 True 2011-03-07T05:00:00Z Senate 112 S Senate S 23 America Invents Act 2023-01-11T13:20:30Z 141 112 SAMDT To clarify that section 14 shall not apply to an invention that is a computer program product or system used solely for preparing a tax or information return or other tax filing. 2022-02-03T06:03:22Z 2 2011-03-07 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 154 112 SAMDT 2022-02-03T06:03:22Z B000243 Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] MAX BAUCUS D MT SIEBEN 1 1 G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2011-03-07 True 2011-03-07T05:00:00Z Senate 112 S Senate S 23 America Invents Act 2023-01-11T13:20:30Z 2 2011-03-07 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 153 112 SAMDT 2022-02-03T06:03:22Z R000146 Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] HARRY REID D NV M. 2011-03-07T05:00:00Z Senate 112 S Senate S 23 America Invents Act 2023-01-11T13:20:30Z 2 2011-03-07 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 152 112 SAMDT To provide an effective date. 2022-02-03T06:03:22Z 2011-03-08 Proposed amendment SA 152 withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S1362) S1362 https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/volume-157/senate-section/page/S1362 SA 152 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/112th-congress/senate-amendment/152 R000146 Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] HARRY REID D NV M. 2011-03-07T05:00:00Z 2011-03-07T05:00:00Z Senate 112 S Senate S 23 America Invents Act 2023-01-11T13:20:30Z 143 112 SAMDT To include public institutions of higher education in the definition of a micro entity. 2022-02-03T06:03:22Z 6 2011-03-08 0 Senate Proposed amendment SA 152 withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S1362) Floor 2011-03-08 0 Senate Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1348, S1362) Floor 2011-03-07 0 Senate Amendment SA 152 proposed by Senator Reid to Amendment SA 143. (consideration: CR S1324; text: CR S1324) To provide an effective date. Floor 2011-03-07 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 152 proposed by Senator Reid to Amendment SA 143.(consideration: CR S1324; text: CR S1324) Floor 93000 9 Library of Congress 2011-03-07 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 151 112 SAMDT 2022-02-03T06:03:22Z R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV 2011-03-04T05:00:00Z Senate 112 S Senate S 23 America Invents Act 2023-01-11T13:20:30Z 2 2011-03-04 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 150 112 SAMDT 2022-02-03T06:03:22Z R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV 2011-03-04T05:00:00Z Senate 112 S Senate S 23 America Invents Act 2023-01-11T13:20:30Z 2 2011-03-04 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 148 112 SAMDT 2022-02-03T06:03:22Z P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford 2011-03-04T05:00:00Z Senate 112 S Senate S 23 America Invents Act 2023-01-11T13:20:30Z 2 2011-03-04 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 147 112 SAMDT 2022-02-03T06:03:22Z P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford 2011-03-04T05:00:00Z Senate 112 S Senate S 23 America Invents Act 2023-01-11T13:20:30Z 2 2011-03-04 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 146 112 SAMDT 2022-02-03T06:03:22Z P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford 2011-03-04T05:00:00Z Senate 112 S Senate S 23 America Invents Act 2023-01-11T13:20:30Z 2 2011-03-04 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 145 112 SAMDT 2022-02-03T06:03:22Z C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2011-03-03T05:00:00Z Senate 112 S Senate S 23 America Invents Act 2023-01-11T13:20:30Z 2 2011-03-03 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 144 112 SAMDT 2022-02-03T06:03:22Z C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2011-03-03T05:00:00Z Senate 112 S Senate S 23 America Invents Act 2023-01-11T13:20:30Z 2 2011-03-03 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 143 112 SAMDT To include public institutions of higher education in the definition of a micro entity. 2022-02-03T06:03:22Z 2011-03-08 Amendment SA 143 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (text as modified: CR S1362) S1362 https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/volume-157/senate-section/page/S1362 SA 143 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/112th-congress/senate-amendment/143 R000146 Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] HARRY REID D NV M. 2 2 E000194 Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV] JOHN ENSIGN R NV 2011-03-03 True B000243 Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] MAX BAUCUS D MT SIEBEN 2011-03-08 False 2011-03-07T05:00:00Z 2011-03-03T05:00:00Z Senate 112 S Senate S 23 America Invents Act 2023-01-11T13:20:30Z 1 7 2011-03-08 0 Senate Amendment SA 143 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (text as modified: CR S1362) Floor 2011-03-08 0 Senate Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1348, S1362-1363) Floor 2011-03-07 0 Senate Amendment SA 143 proposed by Senator Reid. (consideration: CR S1324; text: CR S1324) To include public institutions of higher education in the definition of a micro entity. Floor 2011-03-07 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 143 proposed by Senator Reid.(consideration: CR S1324; text: CR S1324) Floor 93000 9 Library of Congress 2011-03-08 Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 143 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.(text as modified: CR S1362) Floor 94000 9 Library of Congress 2011-03-03 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 142 112 SAMDT To require the PTO to disclose the length of time between the commencement of each inter partes and post-grant review and the conclusion of that review. 2022-02-03T06:03:22Z 2011-03-03 Amendment SA 142 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. SA 142 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/112th-congress/senate-amendment/142 B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS 2011-03-03T05:00:00Z 2011-03-03T05:00:00Z Senate 112 S Senate S 23 America Invents Act 2023-01-11T13:20:30Z 6 2011-03-03 0 Senate Amendment SA 142 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2011-03-03 0 Senate Amendment SA 142 proposed by Senator Whitehouse for Senator Bingaman. (consideration: CR S1206; text: CR S1206) To require the PTO to disclose the length of time between the commencement of each inter partes and post-grant review and the conclusion of that review. Floor 2011-03-03 Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 142 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 94000 9 Library of Congress 2011-03-03 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 142 proposed by Senator Whitehouse for Senator Bingaman.(consideration: CR S1206; text: CR S1206) Floor 93000 9 Library of Congress 2011-03-03 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 141 112 SAMDT To clarify that section 14 shall not apply to an invention that is a computer program product or system used solely for preparing a tax or information return or other tax filing. 2022-02-03T06:03:22Z 2011-03-07 Amendment SA 141 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. (text as modified: CR S1324) S1324 https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/volume-157/senate-section/page/S1324 SA 141 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/112th-congress/senate-amendment/141 B000243 Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] MAX BAUCUS D MT SIEBEN 1 1 G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2011-03-03 True 2011-03-07T05:00:00Z 2011-03-03T05:00:00Z Senate 112 S Senate S 23 America Invents Act 2023-01-11T13:20:30Z 2 6 2011-03-07 0 Senate Amendment SA 141 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. (text as modified: CR S1324) Floor 2011-03-07 0 Senate Amendment SA 141 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Baucus. (consideration: CR S1324) To clarify that section 14 shall not apply to an invention that is a computer program product or system used solely for preparing a tax or information return or other tax filing. Floor 2011-03-07 Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 141 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.(text as modified: CR S1324) Floor 94000 9 Library of Congress 2011-03-07 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 141 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Baucus.(consideration: CR S1324) Floor 93000 9 Library of Congress 2011-03-03 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 140 112 SAMDT 2022-02-03T06:03:22Z B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 1 1 U000038 Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO] MARK UDALL D CO 2011-03-02 True 2011-03-02T05:00:00Z Senate 112 S Senate S 23 America Invents Act 2023-01-11T13:20:30Z 2 2011-03-02 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 139 112 SAMDT 2022-02-03T06:03:22Z M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO 2011-03-02T05:00:00Z Senate 112 S Senate S 23 America Invents Act 2023-01-11T13:20:30Z 2 2011-03-02 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 138 112 SAMDT 2022-02-03T06:03:22Z B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 1 1 C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2011-03-02 True 2011-03-02T05:00:00Z Senate 112 S Senate S 23 America Invents Act 2023-01-11T13:20:30Z 2 2011-03-02 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 137 112 SAMDT 2022-02-03T06:03:22Z L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 1 1 C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2011-03-02 True 2011-03-02T05:00:00Z Senate 112 S Senate S 23 America Invents Act 2023-01-11T13:20:30Z 117 112 SAMDT To establish additional USPTO satellite offices. 2022-02-03T06:03:22Z 2 2011-03-02 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 136 112 SAMDT 2022-02-03T06:03:22Z L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2011-03-02T05:00:00Z Senate 112 S Senate S 23 America Invents Act 2023-01-11T13:20:30Z 2 2011-03-02 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 135 112 SAMDT 2022-02-03T06:03:22Z C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2 2 A000360 Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] Lamar Alexander R TN 2011-03-02 True B001261 Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] John Barrasso R WY 2011-03-03 False 2011-03-02T05:00:00Z Senate 112 S Senate S 23 America Invents Act 2023-01-11T13:20:30Z 2 2011-03-02 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 134 112 SAMDT 2022-02-03T06:03:22Z R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV 2 2 S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2011-03-02 True S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2011-03-02 True 2011-03-02T05:00:00Z Senate 112 S Senate S 23 America Invents Act 2023-01-11T13:20:30Z 2 2011-03-02 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 133 112 SAMDT To strike the first inventor to file requirement. 2022-02-03T06:03:22Z 2011-03-03 Motion to table amendment SA 133 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 87 - 13. Record Vote Number: 31. Record Vote Number: 31 https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1121/vote_112_1_00031.xml SA 133 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/112th-congress/senate-amendment/133 F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 6 6 R000584 Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] James Risch R ID E. 2011-03-02 True R000146 Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] HARRY REID D NV M. 2011-03-02 True C000880 Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] Mike Crapo R ID 2011-03-02 True B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2011-03-02 True E000194 Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV] JOHN ENSIGN R NV 2011-03-02 True B001265 Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] Mark Begich D AK 2011-03-03 False 2011-03-02T05:00:00Z 2011-03-02T05:00:00Z Senate 112 S Senate S 23 America Invents Act 2023-01-11T13:20:30Z 7 2011-03-03 0 Senate Motion to table amendment SA 133 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 87 - 13. Record Vote Number: 31. Floor 31 Senate 112 2011-03-03T17:45:51Z 1 https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1121/vote_112_1_00031.xml 2011-03-03 0 Senate Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1175-1183; text as modified: CR S1175-1176) Floor 2011-03-02 0 Senate Amendment SA 133 proposed by Senator Feinstein. (consideration: CR S1093-1098, S1104-1106, S1112-1113; text: CR S1093) To strike the first inventor to file requirement. Floor 2011-03-03 Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Motion to table amendment SA 133 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 87 - 13. Record Vote Number: 31. Floor 97000 9 Library of Congress 31 Senate 112 2011-03-03T17:45:51Z 1 https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1121/vote_112_1_00031.xml 2011-03-02 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 133 proposed by Senator Feinstein.(consideration: CR S1093-1098, S1104-1106, S1112-1113; text: CR S1093) Floor 93000 9 Library of Congress 2011-03-02 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 132 112 SAMDT 2022-02-03T06:03:22Z C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 1 1 L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2011-03-01 True 2011-03-01T05:00:00Z Senate 112 S Senate S 23 America Invents Act 2023-01-11T13:20:30Z 2 2011-03-01 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 131 112 SAMDT 2022-02-03T06:03:22Z C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2011-03-01T05:00:00Z Senate 112 S Senate S 23 America Invents Act 2023-01-11T13:20:30Z 2 2011-03-01 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 130 112 SAMDT 2022-02-03T06:03:22Z R000584 Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] James Risch R ID E. 2 2 U000038 Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO] MARK UDALL D CO 2011-03-02 False C000880 Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] Mike Crapo R ID 2011-03-02 False 2011-03-01T05:00:00Z Senate 112 S Senate S 23 America Invents Act 2023-01-11T13:20:30Z 2 2011-03-01 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 129 112 SAMDT 2022-02-03T06:03:22Z R000584 Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] James Risch R ID E. 1 1 U000038 Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO] MARK UDALL D CO 2011-03-02 False 2011-03-01T05:00:00Z Senate 112 S Senate S 23 America Invents Act 2023-01-11T13:20:30Z 2 2011-03-01 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 128 112 SAMDT 2022-02-03T06:03:22Z F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2011-03-01T05:00:00Z Senate 112 S Senate S 23 America Invents Act 2023-01-11T13:20:30Z 2 2011-03-01 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 127 112 SAMDT 2022-02-03T06:03:22Z E000194 Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV] JOHN ENSIGN R NV 2011-03-01T05:00:00Z Senate 112 S Senate S 23 America Invents Act 2023-01-11T13:20:30Z 2 2011-03-01 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 126 112 SAMDT To designate the satellite office of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to be located in Detroit, Michigan as the "Elijah J. McCoy United States Patent and Trademark Office". 2022-02-03T06:03:22Z 2011-03-03 Amendment SA 126 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. SA 126 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/112th-congress/senate-amendment/126 S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 1 1 L000261 Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] CARL LEVIN D MI MILTON 2011-03-01 True 2011-03-03T05:00:00Z 2011-03-01T05:00:00Z Senate 112 S Senate S 23 America Invents Act 2023-01-11T13:20:30Z 6 2011-03-03 0 Senate Amendment SA 126 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. Floor 2011-03-03 0 Senate Amendment SA 126 proposed by Senator Stabenow. (consideration: CR S1183; text: CR S1183) To designate the satellite office of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to be located in Detroit, Michigan as the "Elijah J. McCoy United States Patent and Trademark Office". Floor 2011-03-03 Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 126 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. Floor 94000 9 Library of Congress 2011-03-03 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 126 proposed by Senator Stabenow.(consideration: CR S1183; text: CR S1183) Floor 93000 9 Library of Congress 2011-03-01 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 125 112 SAMDT 2022-02-03T06:03:22Z C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2011-03-01T05:00:00Z Senate 112 S Senate S 23 America Invents Act 2023-01-11T13:20:30Z 2 2011-03-01 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 124 112 SAMDT To provide for prioritized examination for technologies important to American competitiveness. 2022-02-03T06:03:22Z 2011-03-02 Amendment SA 124 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. (text as modified: CR S1112) S1112 https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/volume-157/senate-section/page/S1112 SA 124 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/112th-congress/senate-amendment/124 M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 1 1 B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2011-03-02 False 2011-03-01T05:00:00Z 2011-03-01T05:00:00Z Senate 112 S Senate S 23 America Invents Act 2023-01-11T13:20:30Z 7 2011-03-02 0 Senate Amendment SA 124 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. (text as modified: CR S1112) Floor 2011-03-02 0 Senate Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1089, S1111-1112) Floor 2011-03-01 0 Senate Amendment SA 124 proposed by Senator Menendez. (consideration: CR S1052-1053; text: CR S1052) To provide for prioritized examination for technologies important to American competitiveness. Floor 2011-03-01 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 124 proposed by Senator Menendez.(consideration: CR S1052-1053; text: CR S1052) Floor 93000 9 Library of Congress 2011-03-02 Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 124 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.(text as modified: CR S1112) Floor 94000 9 Library of Congress 2011-03-01 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 123 112 SAMDT To provide a fast lane for small businesses within the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to receive information and support regarding patent filing issues. 2022-02-03T06:03:22Z 2011-03-02 Amendment SA 123 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. SA 123 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/112th-congress/senate-amendment/123 K000360 Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL] MARK KIRK R IL STEVEN 1 1 P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford 2011-03-01 True 2011-03-01T05:00:00Z 2011-03-01T05:00:00Z Senate 112 S Senate S 23 America Invents Act 2023-01-11T13:20:30Z 7 2011-03-02 0 Senate Amendment SA 123 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2011-03-02 0 Senate Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1089, S1093) Floor 2011-03-01 0 Senate Amendment SA 123 proposed by Senator Kirk. (consideration: CR S1033-1034; text: CR S1033) To provide a fast lane for small businesses within the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to receive information and support regarding patent filing issues. Floor 2011-03-02 Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 123 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 94000 9 Library of Congress 2011-03-01 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 123 proposed by Senator Kirk.(consideration: CR S1033-1034; text: CR S1033) Floor 93000 9 Library of Congress 2011-03-01 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 122 112 SAMDT 2022-02-03T06:03:22Z C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2011-03-01T05:00:00Z Senate 112 S Senate S 23 America Invents Act 2023-01-11T13:20:30Z 2 2011-03-01 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 121 112 SAMDT To improve the bill. 2022-02-03T06:03:22Z 2011-03-02 Amendment SA 121, previously agreed to, was further modified by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1109; text as further modified: CR S1109) S1109 https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/volume-157/senate-section/page/S1109 SA 121 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/112th-congress/senate-amendment/121 L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 3 3 G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2011-03-01 True K000352 Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] Jon Kyl R AZ Llewellyn 2011-03-01 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2011-03-01 True 2011-03-01T05:00:00Z 2011-03-01T05:00:00Z Senate 112 S Senate S 23 America Invents Act 2023-01-11T13:20:30Z 8 2011-03-02 0 Senate Amendment SA 121, previously agreed to, was further modified by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1109; text as further modified: CR S1109) Floor 2011-03-01 0 Senate Amendment SA 121 as modified agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 97 - 2. Record Vote Number: 27. (text as modified: CR S1037-1039) Floor 27 Senate 112 2011-03-01T22:19:56Z 1 https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1121/vote_112_1_00027.xml 2011-03-01 0 Senate Amendment SA 121 proposed by Senator Leahy. (consideration: CR S1032, S1034, S1037-1039, S1050) To improve the bill. Floor 2011-03-01 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 121 proposed by Senator Leahy.(consideration: CR S1032, S1034, S1037-1039, S1050) Floor 93000 9 Library of Congress 2011-03-01 Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 121 as modified agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 97 - 2. Record Vote Number: 27.(text as modified: CR S1037-1039) Floor 94000 9 Library of Congress 27 Senate 112 2011-03-01T22:19:56Z 1 https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1121/vote_112_1_00027.xml 2011-03-01 Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Amendment SA 121 as modified agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 97 - 2. Record Vote Number: 27.(text as modified: CR S1037-1039) Floor 97000 9 Library of Congress 27 Senate 112 2011-03-01T22:19:56Z 1 https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1121/vote_112_1_00027.xml 2011-03-01 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 120 112 SAMDT 2022-02-03T06:03:22Z K000360 Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL] MARK KIRK R IL STEVEN 2011-03-01T05:00:00Z Senate 112 S Senate S 23 America Invents Act 2023-01-11T13:20:30Z 2 2011-03-01 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 119 112 SAMDT 2022-02-03T06:03:22Z B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 1 1 U000038 Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO] MARK UDALL D CO 2011-03-01 True 2011-03-01T05:00:00Z Senate 112 S Senate S 23 America Invents Act 2023-01-11T13:20:30Z 2 2011-03-01 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 118 112 SAMDT 2022-02-03T06:03:22Z B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 5 5 B001268 Sen. Brown, Scott P. [R-MA] Scott Brown R MA P. 2011-03-01 True R000584 Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] James Risch R ID E. 2011-03-01 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2011-03-01 True B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS 2011-03-01 True C000880 Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] Mike Crapo R ID 2011-03-01 True 2011-03-01T05:00:00Z Senate 112 S Senate S 23 America Invents Act 2023-01-11T13:20:30Z 2 2011-03-01 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 117 112 SAMDT To establish additional USPTO satellite offices. 2022-02-03T06:03:22Z 2011-03-02 Amendment SA 117 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. (text as modified: CR S1092-1093) S1092-1093 https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/volume-157/senate-section/page/S1092-1093 SA 117 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/112th-congress/senate-amendment/117 B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 1 1 U000038 Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO] MARK UDALL D CO 2011-02-28 True 2011-02-28T05:00:00Z 2011-02-28T05:00:00Z Senate 112 S Senate S 23 America Invents Act 2023-01-11T13:20:30Z 1 8 2011-03-02 0 Senate Amendment SA 117 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. (text as modified: CR S1092-1093) Floor 2011-03-02 0 Senate Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1089, S1092-1093) Floor 2011-03-01 0 Senate Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1030) Floor 2011-02-28 0 Senate Amendment SA 117 proposed by Senator Bennet. (consideration: CR S956-957; text: CR S956) To establish additional USPTO satellite offices. Floor 2011-03-02 Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 117 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.(text as modified: CR S1092-1093) Floor 94000 9 Library of Congress 2011-02-28 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 117 proposed by Senator Bennet.(consideration: CR S956-957; text: CR S956) Floor 93000 9 Library of Congress 2011-02-28 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 116 112 SAMDT To reduce the fee amounts paid by small entities requesting prioritized examination under Three-Track Examination. 2022-02-03T06:03:22Z 2011-03-07 Proposed amendment SA 116 withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S1324) S1324 https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/volume-157/senate-section/page/S1324 SA 116 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/112th-congress/senate-amendment/116 B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2 2 A000368 Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH] Kelly Ayotte R NH 2011-02-28 True P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford 2011-03-01 False 2011-02-28T05:00:00Z 2011-02-28T05:00:00Z Senate 112 S Senate S 23 America Invents Act 2023-01-11T13:20:30Z 9 2011-03-07 0 Senate Proposed amendment SA 116 withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S1324) Floor 2011-03-07 0 Senate Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1324) Floor 2011-03-03 0 Senate Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1175) Floor 2011-03-02 0 Senate Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1089) Floor 2011-03-01 0 Senate Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1030) Floor 2011-02-28 0 Senate Amendment SA 116 proposed by Senator Bennet. (consideration: CR S956; text: CR S956) To reduce the fee amounts paid by small entities requesting prioritized examination under Three-Track Examination. Floor 2011-02-28 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 116 proposed by Senator Bennet.(consideration: CR S956; text: CR S956) Floor 93000 9 Library of Congress 2011-02-28 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 115 112 SAMDT To express the sense of the Senate in support of a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution. 2022-02-03T06:03:22Z 2011-03-02 Amendment SA 115, pursuant to the order of March 2, 2011, having failed to achieve the required 60 votes in the affirmative, not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 58 - 40. Record Vote Number: 30. Record Vote Number: 30 https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1121/vote_112_1_00030.xml SA 115 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/112th-congress/senate-amendment/115 L000577 Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] Mike Lee R UT 1 1 M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV 2011-03-02 False 2011-02-28T05:00:00Z 2011-02-28T05:00:00Z Senate 112 S Senate S 23 America Invents Act 2023-01-11T13:20:30Z 9 2011-03-02 0 Senate Amendment SA 115, pursuant to the order of March 2, 2011, having failed to achieve the required 60 votes in the affirmative, not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 58 - 40. Record Vote Number: 30. Floor 30 Senate 112 2011-03-02T22:38:59Z 1 https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1121/vote_112_1_00030.xml 2011-03-02 0 Senate Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1089, S1107, S1109-1111) Floor 2011-03-01 0 Senate Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1030) Floor 2011-02-28 0 Senate Amendment SA 115 proposed by Senator Lee. (consideration: CR S957; text: CR S957) To express the sense of the Senate in support of a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution. Floor 2011-03-02 Senate amendment not agreed to: Amendment SA 115, pursuant to the order of March 2, 2011, having failed to achieve the required 60 votes in the affirmative, not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 58 - 40. Record Vote Number: 30. Floor 95000 9 Library of Congress 30 Senate 112 2011-03-02T22:38:59Z 1 https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1121/vote_112_1_00030.xml 2011-03-02 Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Amendment SA 115, pursuant to the order of March 2, 2011, having failed to achieve the required 60 votes in the affirmative, not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 58 - 40. Record Vote Number: 30. Floor 97000 9 Library of Congress 30 Senate 112 2011-03-02T22:38:59Z 1 https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1121/vote_112_1_00030.xml 2011-02-28 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 115 proposed by Senator Lee.(consideration: CR S957; text: CR S957) Floor 93000 9 Library of Congress 2011-02-28 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 114 112 SAMDT To improve the bill. 2022-02-03T06:03:22Z 2011-03-07 Proposed amendment SA 114 withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S1324) S1324 https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/volume-157/senate-section/page/S1324 SA 114 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/112th-congress/senate-amendment/114 L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2011-02-28T05:00:00Z 2011-02-28T05:00:00Z Senate 112 S Senate S 23 America Invents Act 2023-01-11T13:20:30Z 9 2011-03-07 0 Senate Proposed amendment SA 114 withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S1324) Floor 2011-03-07 0 Senate Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1324) Floor 2011-03-03 0 Senate Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1175) Floor 2011-03-02 0 Senate Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1089) Floor 2011-03-01 0 Senate Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1030) Floor 2011-02-28 0 Senate Amendment SA 114 proposed by Senator Leahy. (consideration: CR S950-952; text: CR S950) To improve the bill. Floor 2011-02-28 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 114 proposed by Senator Leahy.(consideration: CR S950-952; text: CR S950) Floor 93000 9 Library of Congress 2011-02-28 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 113 112 SAMDT To require that the Government give equal priority to payment of social security benefits and payment of all obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt limit is reached. 2022-02-03T06:03:22Z 2011-03-01 Proposed amendment SA 113 withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S1046) S1046 https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/volume-157/senate-section/page/S1046 SA 113 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/112th-congress/senate-amendment/113 V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA 2011-03-01T05:00:00Z 2011-02-28T05:00:00Z Senate 112 S Senate S 23 America Invents Act 2023-01-11T13:20:30Z 6 2011-03-01 0 Senate Proposed amendment SA 113 withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S1046) Floor 2011-03-01 0 Senate Amendment SA 113 was modified to be a first degree amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text as modified: CR S1032) Floor 2011-03-01 0 Senate Amendment SA 113 proposed by Senator DeMint for Senator Vitter. (consideration: CR S1032-1033) To require that the Government give equal priority to payment of social security benefits and payment of all obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt limit is reached. Floor 2011-03-01 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 113 proposed by Senator DeMint for Senator Vitter.(consideration: CR S1032-1033) Floor 93000 9 Library of Congress 2011-02-28 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 112 112 SAMDT To require that the Government prioritize all obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt limit is reached. 2022-02-03T06:03:22Z 2011-03-01 Motion to table amendment SA 112 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 47. Record Vote Number: 28. Record Vote Number: 28 https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1121/vote_112_1_00028.xml SA 112 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/112th-congress/senate-amendment/112 T000461 Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] Patrick Toomey R PA J. 3 3 V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA 2011-02-28 True E000194 Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV] JOHN ENSIGN R NV 2011-03-01 False P000603 Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] Rand Paul R KY 2011-03-01 False 2011-02-28T05:00:00Z 2011-02-28T05:00:00Z Senate 112 S Senate S 23 America Invents Act 2023-01-11T13:20:30Z 7 2011-03-01 0 Senate Motion to table amendment SA 112 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 47. Record Vote Number: 28. Floor 28 Senate 112 2011-03-01T22:39:03Z 1 https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1121/vote_112_1_00028.xml 2011-03-01 0 Senate Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1030, S1044-1046, S1050-1051; text as modified: CR S1045) Floor 2011-02-28 0 Senate Amendment SA 112 proposed by Senator Vitter for Senator Toomey. (consideration: CR S952-953; text: CR S952) To require that the Government prioritize all obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt limit is reached. Floor 2011-03-01 Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Motion to table amendment SA 112 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 47. Record Vote Number: 28. Floor 97000 9 Library of Congress 28 Senate 112 2011-03-01T22:39:03Z 1 https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1121/vote_112_1_00028.xml 2011-02-28 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 112 proposed by Senator Vitter for Senator Toomey.(consideration: CR S952-953; text: CR S952) Floor 93000 9 Library of Congress 2011-02-28 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress Engrossed in Senate 2011-03-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s23es/xml/BILLS-112s23es.xml Reported to Senate 2011-02-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s23rs/xml/BILLS-112s23rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2011-01-25T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s23is/xml/BILLS-112s23is.xml 2011-03-09 Held at the desk. 17:58:22 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. 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