3.0.0 2236 2023-01-11T13:24:54Z 2023-01-11T13:24:54Z House H HR 2013-06-04 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CHABOT:H.R. 2236.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following: Article I, Section 8,: ``To promote theProgress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limitedTimes to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Rights to theirrespective Writings and Discoveries.''[Page H3095]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee Referred to 2013-07-15T13:17:18Z Referred to 2013-06-04T14:02:40Z 2013-07-15 hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. Committee 2013-06-04 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2013-06-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-06-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C000266 Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] STEVE CHABOT R OH 1 N L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 2013-06-04 True E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 18 2013-06-04 True C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] Judy Chu D CA 27 2013-06-04 True F000460 Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27] Blake Farenthold R TX 27 2013-06-04 True C001076 Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3] Jason Chaffetz R UT 3 2013-06-04 True C000556 Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6] HOWARD COBLE R NC 6 2013-06-04 True Commerce Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Commerce Intellectual property Small business Commerce 00 2013-06-04 Introduced in House 2013-08-06T18:32:47Z Promoting Startup Innovation Act - Amends federal patent law to modify the definition of "micro entity" (certain small entities eligible for reduced patent fees) to require applicants to certify that they: (1) have not been named as an inventor on more than seven (currently, four) previously filed patent applications, subject to applicable exceptions for applications filed in another country, provisional applications, or international applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty; and (2) did not have gross income exceeding five times (currently, three times) the median household income in the preceding calendar year and have not transferred ownership interest in the application to an entity with gross income exceeding such limit.

Requires the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to approve or deny such applications within 45 days after the application is submitted.

Applies such amended requirements to applications submitted on or after the enactment of this Act.

]]> Promoting Startup Innovation Act Display Title Promoting Startup Innovation Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 35, United States Code, to modify the definition of micro entity. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Promoting Startup Innovation Act Introduced in House 2013-06-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr2236ih/xml/BILLS-113hr2236ih.xml 2013-07-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. 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.