3.0.0 1832 2023-01-11T13:27:41Z 2023-01-11T13:27:41Z House HR 2015-04-16 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 55 (Thursday, April 16, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CONYERS:H.R. 1832.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 8 of the United StatesConstitution[Page H2308]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee Referred to 2015-05-15T17:33:57Z Referred to 2015-04-16T13:04:15Z 2015-05-15 hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. Committee 2015-04-16 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2015-04-16 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E524) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2015-04-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-04-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] JOHN CONYERS D MI 13 N S000244 Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] F. SENSENBRENNER R WI JAMES 5 2015-04-16 True N000002 Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] JERROLD NADLER D NY 10 2015-04-16 True F000448 Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8] Trent Franks R AZ 8 2015-04-16 True L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 2015-04-16 True C001093 Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9] Doug Collins R GA 9 2015-04-16 True D000610 Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-21] Theodore Deutch D FL E. 21 2015-04-16 True R000409 Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48] DANA ROHRABACHER R CA 48 2015-04-16 True J000294 Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] Hakeem Jeffries D NY S. 8 2015-04-16 True P000598 Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] Jared Polis D CO 2 2015-04-22 False S001175 Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] Jackie Speier D CA 14 2015-05-12 False D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2015-05-12 False D000617 Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] Suzan DelBene D WA K. 1 2015-05-14 False W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT 0 2015-05-14 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2015-05-14 False C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] Judy Chu D CA 27 2015-06-09 False J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2015-06-09 False C001084 Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] David Cicilline D RI N. 1 2015-06-11 False J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2015-06-23 False P000608 Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] Scott Peters D CA H. 52 2015-06-24 False B001270 Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] Karen Bass D CA 37 2015-07-13 False R000588 Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] Cedric Richmond D LA L. 2 2015-07-13 False S001193 Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15] Eric Swalwell D CA 15 2015-07-16 False Commerce Accounting and auditing Appropriations Congressional oversight Department of Commerce Government trust funds Intellectual property User charges and fees Commerce 00 2015-04-16 Introduced in House 2015-05-04T20:48:38Z Innovation Protection Act

Establishes in the Treasury the United States Patent and Trademark Office Public Enterprise Fund (Public Enterprise 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 Public Enterprise Fund: (1) appropriations for defraying the costs of USPTO activities; (2) fees collected under federal patent and trademark laws; and (3) any unobligated balances remaining in the Patent and Trademark Office Appropriation Account and in the Patent and Trademark Fee Reserve Fund. (Thus, 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, 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.

]]> Innovation Protection Act Display Title Innovation Protection Act Official Title as Introduced To provide for the permanent funding of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Innovation Protection Act Introduced in House 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr1832ih/xml/BILLS-114hr1832ih.xml 2015-05-15 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.