PATENTS

Amendments

Antibodies in milk: extension of patent relative to production (H.R. 2882), 28450 [2OC]

Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act: enact (H.R. 3605), 24421-24425, 24426, 24431, 24442, 24444, 24449, 24451, 24453 [6SE]

Generalized System of Preferences: renew authority (S. 1718), 9333 [12AP]

Generic new drugs: application of certain provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (H.R. 3605), 24421-24425, 24426, 24431, 24442, 24444, 24449, 24451, 24453 [6SE]

National Productivity and Innovation Act: enact (S. 1841), 21609, 21631 [31JY]

Patent law: amend (S. 1538), 20111, 20113, 20146, 20147 [29JN]

—-improve (H.R. 6286), 31834, 32037, 32274 [11OC]

Trademark Counterfeiting Act: enact (S. 875), 19677, 19750 [28JN]

Analyses

Amend Law Implementing the Patent Cooperation Treaty (S. 3085), 31248 [10OC]

Uniform Patent Procedures Act (H.R. 4964), 3573 [28FE]

Uniform Policy and Procedure Relative to Inventions Developed With Federal Assistance (provisions of S. 2171 added to H.R. 6163), 31286 [10OC]

Appointments

Conferees: S. 1841, National Productivity and Innovation Act, 23456 [9AU]

Articles and editorials

Caution—Too Much Antitrust Could Harm the Economy's Health, 23644 [10AU]

Protecting Intellectual Property, 19699 [28JN]

Bills and resolutions

Agricultural Patent Reform Act: enact (see S. 2950)

Agriculture: restore term for period of Federal premarket testing and review of certain pesticides and animal drugs (see H.R. 5529)

Computer programing: copyright protection (see S. Con. Res. 117)

Counterfeit goods or services: FTC authority to initiate seizure actions (see H.R. 5929)

Developing countries: deny duty-free treatment when violating U.S. patents, copyrights, or trademarks (see H.R. 5634)

Drug industry: authorize extension of patents for certain regulated products (see S. 2926; H.R. 6228)

Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act: enact (see S. 2748)

Effectiveness of laws: increase (see H.R. 6286)

Enrollment of S. 1538: correction of technical errors (see S. Con. Res. 141)

Foreign countries: protection of intellectual property rights of U.S. nationals (see S. 2549)

Foreign trade: deny duty-free treatment for violations of U.S. patents, copyrights, or trademarks (see H.R. 5634)

Holders of U.S. patents: protection from unfair competition (see H.R. 4814)

Industrial counterfeiting: deny preferential tariff treatment to certain countries (see H.R. 5324)

Intellectual properties: strengthen statutory protection against foreign competitors (see H.R. 6024)

Inventions developed with Federal assistance (see H.R. 4964)

Patent Cooperation Treaty: amend laws implementing (see S. 3085)

Patent numbered 3,327,138: 10-year extension (see H.R. 5771)

Patent numbered 3,387,268: 10-year extension (see H.R. 6353)

Pesticides and animal drugs: restore term for period of Federal premarket testing and review requirements (see H.R. 5529)

Regulatory review period: restore term of grant in case of certain products prevented from being marketed (see H.R. 6034)

Research: uniform system of management, protection, and utilization for federally sponsored (see H.R. 5003)

Semiconductor chips: protection against unauthorized duplication of mask works (see H.R. 5525)

Colloquies

Uniform policy and procedure relative to inventions developed with Federal assistance: Senators DeConcini and Dole, 31288 [10OC]

Explanations

Amend law implementing the Patent Cooperation Treaty (S. 3085), 31248 [10OC]

Generalized System of Preferences amendment (S. 1718), 9334 [12AP]

Letters

Antitrust action enforcement: Dept. of Justice, 21608 [31JY]

Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act: FDA, 24978 [12SE]

Trademark Counterfeiting Act: Senator Mathias, 31673 [10OC]

Lists

Organizations supporting Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act, 24979 [12SE]

Memorandums

Federal District Court Organization Act's Semiconductor Chip Protection, 30945-31739 [10OC]

Motion

Dairy products: extend patent numbered 3,376,198 relating to the production of antibodies in milk (S. 1711), House amendments, 29287 [3OC]

Semiconductor chips: protect mask works against unauthorized duplication (H.R. 5525), 15689 [11JN]

Remarks in House

Agricultural Patent Reform Act: enact (H.R. 5529), 10260 [26AP]

———enact (H.R. 6034), 24556 [6SE]

Antibodies in milk: extension of patent relative to production (H.R. 2882), 28450 [2OC]

———extension of patent relative to production (H.R. 2882), S. 1711 passed in lieu, 28451 [2OC]

Drug names: brand name drug industry and the generic drug industry, 24425 [6SE]

Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act: enact (H.R. 3605), 23053, 23057-23065 [8AU], 24416 [6SE], 24445, 24457 [13SE]-24465 [6SE]

———enact (H.R. 3605), insert provisions into S. 1538, 24458 [6SE]

———enact (H.R. 3605), S. 1538 passed in lieu, 24465 [6SE]

———enact (S. 1538), House amendments, 31729 [10OC]

———enact (S. 1538), technical corrections, 24465 [6SE]

———enact (S. 1538), technical corrections (S. Con. Res. 141), 25446 [14SE]

Generalized system of preferences: link benefits to protection of U.S. patents and copyrights (H.R. 5324), 7631 [3AP], 8587 [10AP]

Joint Research and Development Act: enact (H.R. 5041), 10252 [26AP]

Laws: improve (H.R. 6286), 28065 [1OC]

———improve (H.R. 6286), Senate amendments, 32274 [11OC]

Medicine: patent protection, 24426 [6SE]

National Productivity and Innovation Act: enact (S. 1841), 23453 [9AU], 23958 [10AU]

———enact (S. 1841), appointment of conferees, 23456 [9AU]

———enact (S. 1841), conference report, 28110 [1OC], 28115 [4OC]

———enact (S. 1841), permission to file conference report, 26359 [20SE]

Oral antidiabetic drug products: patent extension (H.R. 6228), 28450 [2OC]

Over-the-counter drugs: patent applications, 24431 [6SE]

Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Protection Act: enact, 21088 [25JY]

Prescription drugs: patent applications, 24431 [6SE]

Process patents: providing for international protection, 28073 [1OC]

Semiconductor Chip Protection Act: enact (H.R. 1028), 935 [30JA]

Semiconductor chips: protect mask works against unauthorized duplication (H.R. 5525), 15651, 15653-15659 [11JN], 16001 [12JN]

———protect mask works against unauthorized duplication (H.R. 5525), pass S. 1201 in lieu, 15689 [11JN]

———protect mask works against unauthorized duplication (H.R. 5525), star print, 15651 [11JN]

Uniform Patent Procedures Act: enact, 3978 [29FE]

———introduction (H.R. 4964), 3572 [28FE]

Uniform Science and Technology Research and Development Utilization Act: enact (H.R. 5003), 30731 [5OC]

Unpatentable substances: marketing authority, 24420 [6SE]

Remarks in Senate

Agricultural Patent Reform Act: introduction (S. 2950), 23833, 23836 [10AU]

Antitrust, Patent, and Copyright Law Adjustment Act: enact (S. 1841), appointment of conferees, 23431 [9AU]

Cable television: copyright regulations relative to retransmission of signals, 14149 [24MY]

Dairy products: extend patent numbered 3,376,198 relating to the production of antibodies in milk (S. 1711), House amendments, 29286 [3OC]

Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act: enact (S. 1538), House amendments, 24970, 24978-24979 [12SE]

———introduction (S. 2748), 15846 [12JN]

———technical corrections (S. Con. Res. 141), 25089 [12SE]

Drug products: extend certain patents, 20111 [29JN]

Government-funded research: right for tax-exempt organizations to own certain inventions, 30635 [5OC]

Impro Products, Inc.: extend patent (S. 1711), 10092 [26AP]

Intellectual Property and Fair Trade Act: enact (S. 2549), 19698 [28JN]

———introduction (S. 2549), 8587 [10AP]

Inventions: uniform policy and procedure relative to research funded by the Government (provisions of S. 2171 added to H.R. 6163), 31286 [10OC]

Laws: improve (H.R. 6286), 31833-31836 [11OC]

———improve (H.R. 6286), House amendments, 32132 [11OC]

———improve (H.R. 6286), placed on calendar, 29286 [3OC]

———improve (S. 1538), 20109-20116 [29JN]

Levitt, George: tribute, 12738 [17MY]

National Inventors' Day: designate (H.J. Res. 271), 6537 [26MR]

National Productivity and Innovation Act: enact (S. 1841), 20159 [29JN], 21601 [31JY], 22873 [8AU], 23643 [10AU]

———enact (S. 1841), conference report, 26938-26942 [26SE]

———enact (S. 1841), time-limitation agreement, 21601 [31JY]

Oral antidiabetic drug products: patent extension (H.R. 6228), 30708 [5OC]

———patent extension (H.R. 6228), held at desk, 28975 [3OC]

Patent and copyright laws: bicentennial anniversary of foundation (S.J. Res. 165), 12434 [16MY]

Patent Cooperation Treaty: amend law implementing (S. 3085), 31247 [10OC]

Textile fiber and wool products: labeling, 20111-20113 [29JN]

Trademark Counterfeiting Act: enact (S. 875), 19748-19753 [28JN]

Reports

Agricultural Patent Reform Act Restoring Grant Term for Certain Products: Committee on the Judiciary (H.R. 6034) (H. Rept. 98-1122), 28143 [1OC]

Bicentennial of Constitutional Foundation for Patent and Copyright Laws: Committee on the Judiciary (S.J. Res. 165), 11757 [10MY]

Extension of Certain Patent Numbers: Committee on the Judiciary (S. 1711) (S. Rept. 98-389), 8752 [11AP]

———Committee on the Judiciary (H.R. 6228) (H. Rept. 98-1060), 26589 [24SE]

———Committee on the Judiciary (H.R. 2882) (H. Rept. 98-1061), 26589 [24SE]

Federally Assisted Invention Patent Rights Policy: Committee on the Judiciary (S. 2171) (S. Rept. 98-662), 30563 [5OC]

Joint Research and Development Act (H.R. 5041)—Attorney's Fees, 21606 [31JY]

National Productivity and Innovation Act (additional views), 21607 [31JY]

Patent Law Act Amendments: Committee on the Judiciary (S. 1538) (S. Rept. 98-547), 20118 [29JN]

———Committee on the Judiciary (S. 1538), 18683 [26JN]

Patent Law Effectiveness: Committee on the Judiciary (S. 1535) (S. Rept. 98-663), 30563 [5OC]

Promoting Generalized System of Preferences: Committee on Rules (H.R. 6023; H. Res. 594) (H. Rept. 98-1116), 28143 [1OC]

Promotion of Productivity, Research, Development, Innovation, and Trade: Committee on the Judiciary (S. 1841) (S. Rept. 98-427), 10878 [3MY]

———committee of conference (S. 1841) (S. Rept. 98-1044), 26589 [24SE]

———committee of conference (S. 1841), 26513-26519 [21SE]

Strengthen Laws Against Counterfeiting of Trademarks: Committee on the Judiciary (S. 875) (S. Rept. 98-526), 17851 [21JN]

Trademarks (excerpt), 31676 [10OC]

Statements

U.S. Intellectual Property Rights: Donald W. Peterson, for the International Anticounterfeiting Coalition, 8588 [10AP]

Summaries

Intellectual Property and Fair Trade Act (S. 2549), 8589-8593 [10AP]

Patent System Improvements (H.R. 6286), 28073 [1OC]

Uniform Policy and Procedure Relative to Inventions Developed With Federal Assistance (provisions of S. 2171 added to H.R. 6163), 31286 [10OC]

Tables

Government research and development patent policy, 30731 [5OC]

Texts of

H.R. 2882, extension of patent relative to production of antibodies in milk, 28450 [2OC]

H.R. 3605, Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act, 24417 [6SE]

H.R. 5041, Joint Research and Development Act, 10253 [26AP]

H.R. 5324, link generalized system of preferences benefits to protection of U.S. patents and copyrights, 7631 [3AP]

H.R. 5525, Semiconductor Chip Protection Act, 15651 [11JN]

H.R. 6228, patent extension for certain oral antidiametic drug products, 28450 [2OC]

H.R. 6286, improve the patent system, 28065 [1OC]

S. 875, Trademark Counterfeiting Act, 19748, 19752 [28JN]

S. 1538, Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act, 20109, 20113-20116 [29JN], 24970-24978 [12SE]

S. 1711, extension of patent relative to production of antibodies in milk, 10092 [26AP], 28451 [2OC], 29287 [3OC]

S. 1841, National Productivity and Innovation Act, 23454 [9AU]

S. 2549, Intellectual Property and Fair Trade Act, 8588 [10AP]

S. 2748, Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act, 15847-15853 [12JN]

S. 2950, Agricultural Patent Reform Act, 23833-23836 [10AU]

S. 3085, amend law implementing the Patent Cooperation Treaty, 31248 [10OC]

S. Con. Res. 141, technical corrections in S. 1538, Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act, 25089 [12SE], 25446 [14SE]

S.J. Res. 165, bicentennial anniversary of patent and copyright laws, 12434 [16MY]