3.0.0 2146 2023-01-11T13:26:45Z 2023-01-11T13:26:45Z Senate S S 2014-03-13 113 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2014-03-13T22:58:54Z Innovation Protection Act 113 3349 HR 2014-01-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. Related bill CRS 2014-03-13 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2014-03-13 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1658-1661) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2014-03-13 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA N C000560 Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] TOM COBURN R OK 2014-03-13 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2014-03-13 True F000444 Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] JEFF FLAKE R AZ 2014-03-13 True E000285 Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] MICHAEL ENZI R WY B. 2014-04-07 False Commerce Accounting and auditing Appropriations Congressional oversight Department of Commerce Government trust funds Intellectual property User charges and fees Commerce 00 2014-03-13 Introduced in Senate 2014-04-15T19:18:45Z Patent Fee Integrity Act - Establishes in the Treasury the United States Patent and Trademark Office Innovation Promotion Fund (Innovation Promotion Fund) to be used as a revolving fund by the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) without fiscal year limitation.

Requires to be credited to or deposited in the Innovation Promotion Fund: (1) appropriations for defraying the costs of USPTO activities; (2) fees collected under federal patent and trademark laws; and (3) any available unobligated balances remaining in the Patent and Trademark Office Appropriation Account and in the Patent and Trademark Fee Reserve Fund. (Replaces the Patent and Trademark Office Appropriation Account, eliminates the Patent and Trademark Fee Reserve Fund, and provides a source of permanent funding for the USPTO.)

Requires fees collected by the Director to remain available to the Director until expended.

Makes the Public Enterprise Fund available to cover: (1) ordinary and reasonable administrative, operating, and other expenses incurred by the Director for the continued operation of USPTO services, programs, activities, and duties relating to patents and trademarks; and (2) expenses incurred pursuant to obligations, representations, or other commitments of the USPTO.

Requires the Director, on an annual basis, to: (1) report to Congress with operation and spending plans for the current and next fiscal year, including financial details and staff levels broken down by each major activity; (2) provide for an independent audit of USPTO financial statements; and (3) submit a budget to the President.

]]> Patent Fee Integrity Act Display Title Patent Fee Integrity Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish a United States Patent and Trademark Office Innovation Promotion Fund, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Patent Fee Integrity Act Introduced in Senate 2014-03-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s2146is/xml/BILLS-113s2146is.xml 2014-03-13 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.