PATENTS

Amendments

Government regulations: technical corrections in patent, copyright, and trademark laws (S. 320), S11966 [15NO]

Bills and resolutions

Business and industry: establish an administrative opposition process to allow parties to challenge any granted patent in an expeditious and less costly alternative to litigation (see H.R. 1333), H1407 [3AP]

———publish all business method patents, allow presentation of art or prior use information before such a patent issues, and create a challenge process for business method patents (see H.R. 1332), H1407 [3AP]

Copyrights: technical corrections to laws (see S. 1888), S13943 [20DE]

Developing countries: prohibit export assistance to any company challenging an intellectual property law or policy of a country that regulates HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals or medical technologies (see H.R. 1690), H1860 [2MY]

———prohibit revocation or revision of any intellectual property or competition law or policy in any country that regulates HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals or medical technologies (see H.R. 1185), H1113 [22MR]

Government regulations: technical corrections in copyright laws (see H.R. 614), H393 [14FE]

———technical corrections in patent, copyright, and trademark laws (see S. 320), S1270 [13FE] (see H.R. 615), H393 [14FE]

Health: establish compulsory licensing of certain patented medical inventions (see H.R. 3235), H7852 [6NO]

Mining and mineral resources: reform certain provisions of the general mining laws (see H.R. 1085), H955 [15MR]

Patent and Trademark Office: adjust fees so that fees collected in any fiscal year equals the amount of funding received for that fiscal year (see H.R. 2415), H3804 [28JN]

———amend patent reexamination proceedings (see H.R. 2231), H3259 [19JN]

———authorizing appropriations (see S. 1754), S12247 [30NO] (see H.R. 2047), H2887 [5JN]

———clarify the basis for granting reexamination requests (see H.R. 1866), H2280 [16MY]

———consideration of funding (see H. Res. 110), H1409 [3AP]

———provide for appeals by third parties in certain patent reexamination proceedings (see H.R. 1886), H2333 [17MY]

———reauthorize (see H.R. 740), H441 [27FE]

Pharmaceuticals: establish compulsory licensing of certain patented prescription drugs and medical inventions (see H.R. 1708), H1923 [3MY]

SBA: establish pilot program to underwrite costs of initial foreign patent applications by participants in Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs (see S. 1323), S8704 [2AU]

States: restore Federal remedies for violations of intellectual property rights by States (see S. 1611), S11362 [1NO] (see H.R. 3204), H7717 [1NO]

Letters

Patent, copyright, and trademark laws technical corrections: Marybeth Peters, Library of Congress, S1380 [14FE]

Remarks in House

Business and industry: establish an administrative opposition process to allow parties to challenge any granted patent in an expeditious and less costly alternative to litigation (H.R. 1333), E518 [3AP]

———publish all business method patents, allow presentation of art or prior use information before such a patent issues, and create a challenge process for business method patents (H.R. 1332), E518 [3AP]

Developing countries: prohibit revocation or revision of any intellectual property or competition law or policy in any country that regulates HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals or medical technologies, H8979 [6DE]

FDA: reallocation of funding to the Office of Generic Drugs to evaluate and review potential patent abuses, H3919-H3921 [11JY]

Government regulations: technical corrections in copyright laws (H.R. 614), E199 [14FE]

———technical corrections in patent, copyright, and trademark laws (H.R. 615), E200 [14FE]

———technical corrections in patent, copyright, and trademark laws (S. 320), H898-H901 [14MR]

Mining and mineral resources: reform certain provisions of the general mining laws (H.R. 1085), E373 [15MR]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: prohibit funding to initiate World Trade Organization proceedings challenging policies in developing countries relative to HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals, H4178-H4187 [18JY], E1420 [25JY]

Patent and Trademark Office: amend patent reexamination proceedings (H.R. 2231), E1191 [25JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2047), H7728-H7730 [6NO], E1002 [5JN]

———clarify the basis for granting reexamination requests (H.R. 1866), H5358, H5359 [5SE], E1597 [6SE]

———consideration of funding (H. Res. 110), E518 [3AP]

———provide for appeals by third parties in certain patent reexamination proceedings (H.R. 1886), H5359-H5362 [5SE], E846 [17MY], E1598 [6SE]

———reauthorize (H.R. 740), E214 [27FE]

States: restore Federal remedies for violations of intellectual property rights by States (H.R. 3204), E1986, E1993 [2NO]

Remarks in Senate

Copyrights: technical corrections to laws (S. 1888), S14081 [20DE]

Government regulations: technical corrections in patent, copyright, and trademark laws (S. 320), S1376-S1384 [14FE], S11926 [15NO]

———technical corrections in patent, copyright, and trademark laws (S. 320), unanimous-consent agreement, S1353 [13FE]

Patent and Trademark Office: authorizing appropriations (S. 1754), S12261-S12263 [30NO]

SBA: establish pilot program to underwrite costs of initial foreign patent applications by participants in Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs (S. 1323), S8738 [2AU]

States: restore Federal remedies for violations of intellectual property rights by States (S. 1611), S11364-S11367 [1NO]

World Intellectual Property Day: observance, S3981 [26AP]

Reports filed

Appeals by Third Parties in Certain Patent Reexamination Proceedings: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1886) (H. Rept. 107-121), H3801 [28JN]

Clarify the Basis for Granting Patent Reexamination Requests: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1866) (H. Rept. 107-120), H3801 [28JN]

Patent, Copyright, and Trademark Laws Technical Corrections: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (S. 320) (H. Rept. 107-18), H831 [12MR]

Patent and Trademark Office Appropriations: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2047) (H. Rept. 107-190), H5332 [2AU]

Statements

Restore Federal Remedies for Violations of Intellectual Property Rights by States: Representative Coble, E1986 [2NO]

Summaries

Intellectual Property Protection Restoration Act (S. 1611), S11368 [1NO]

Texts of

H.R. 1866, clarify the basis for granting patent reexamination requests, H5358 [5SE]

H.R. 1886, provide for appeals by third parties in certain patent reexamination proceedings, H5359 [5SE]

H.R. 2047, Patent and Trademark Office appropriations, H7728 [6NO]

S. 320, patent, copyright, and trademark laws technical corrections, S1381-S1384 [14FE], S11926 [15NO], H898-H901 [14MR]

S. 1323, SBIR and STTR Foreign Patent Protection Act, S8739 [2AU]

S. 1611, Intellectual Property Protection Restoration Act, S11367 [1NO]