PATENTS

Bills and resolutions

Copyrights: allow abandoned copyrighted works to enter the public domain after a certain period (see H.R. 2601), H5928 [25JN]

———enhance criminal enforcement of copyright laws, educate the public about the application of copyright law to the Internet, and clarify authority to seize unauthorized copyrighted works (see H.R. 2517), H5661 [19JN]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see S. 7), S34 (see S. 54), S36 [7JA]

Foreign countries: improve and promote compliance with international intellectual property obligations relative to Cuba (see S. 2002), S16120 [9DE] (see H.R. 2494), H5467 [17JN]

Government regulations: amend certain laws relative to patent fees (see S. 1760), S12888 [20OC] (see H.R. 1561), H2702 [2AP]

———technical corrections in patent laws (see H.R. 242), H134 [8JA]

Law enforcement: prevent and punish counterfeiting of copyrighted copies and phonorecords (see H.R. 3632), H12309 [21NO]

National Inventors' Day: designate (see S. Res. 49), S1977 [5FE] (see H. Con. Res. 33), H391 [11FE]

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. 909), H1333 [25FE]

Railroad cars: clarify application of certain provisions (see H.R. 1946), H3636 [1MY]

Research: promote among universities, the public sector, and private enterprise (see H.R. 2391), H5088 [9JN]

States: restore Federal remedies for violations of intellectual property rights by States (see S. 1191), S7476 [5JN] (see H.R. 2344), H5042 [5JN]

Trade Act: ensure that countries keep intellectual property protections current with technology, establish petition process for claims against Caribbean Basin trade partners, and correct certain investigative mechanisms (see S. 1911), S15287 [20NO]

Letters

Combat piracy of copyrighted materials: Daniel F. Burton, Entrust, Inc., S9110 [9JY]

———Frederic Hirsch, Interactive Digital Software Association, S9110 [9JY]

———Ivan Gavin, EMI Group (business), S9109 [9JY]

———Ken Inouye, Motion Picture Association of America, Inc., S9109 [9JY]

———Mitch Glazer, Recording Industry Association of America, S9108 [9JY]

———Mitch Rose, Walt Disney Co., S9109 [9JY]

———Robert Holleyman, Business Software Alliance, S9109 [9JY]

———Stephen C. Richards, Network Associates, Inc., S9109 [9JY]

Enhance competition for prescription drugs by increasing enforcement of existing antitrust laws relative to brand name and generic drugs: Timothy J. Muris, FTC, S15886 [25NO]

Greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals: Business for Affordable Medicine (organization), H6121 [26JN]

Plant variety protection extension for Marshall ryegrass: Don Herb, Oregro Seed, Inc., S14140 [6NO]

———Lester Spell, Jr., Mississippi Dept. of Agriculture and Commerce, S14141 [6NO]

———Marc W. Cool, Barenbrug Group, S14141 [6NO]

———Mike Pigott, Livestock Producers Association, S14141 [6NO]

———Paul Zehr, Smith Seed Services (business), S14140 [6NO]

Prohibit funding for patent applications for human organisms: James E. Rogan, Patent and Trademark Office, E2417 [22NO]

Proposals

Treatment of biological products and generic drugs relative to patent challenges and exclusivity rules, S16106 [9DE]

Remarks in House

Copyrights: enhance criminal enforcement of copyright laws, educate the public about the application of copyright law to the Internet, and clarify authority to seize unauthorized copyrighted works (H.R. 2517), E1506 [18JY]

Dept. of Energy: permit flexible contract arrangements that exempt companies from certain Federal patent rules, H11386 [18NO]

FDA: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals, H2313 [26MR]

National Inventors' Day: designate (H. Con. Res. 33), E201 [12FE]

Science: prohibit funding for patent applications for human organisms, H7274 [22JY], H12830, H12840 [8DE], E2234 [5NO], E2417 [22NO]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: extend plant variety protection for Marshall ryegrass, S14140, S14141 [6NO]

Drugs: enhance competition for prescription drugs by increasing enforcement of existing antitrust laws relative to brand name and generic drugs, S15884-S15886 [25NO]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 54), S58 [7JA], S7966 [17JN]

———provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 7), S134-S136 [9JA]

Foreign trade: combat piracy of intellectual property through international narcotics and law enforcement funding, S13649, S13650 [30OC]

Government regulations: amend certain laws relative to patent fees (S. 1760), S12889 [20OC]

Law enforcement: combat piracy of copyrighted materials, S9108-S9111 [9JY]

National Inventors' Day: designate (S. Res. 49), S2016 [5FE], S2123, S2124 [10FE]

Pharmaceuticals: treatment of biological products and generic drugs relative to patent challenges and exclusivity rules, S16104-S16107 [9DE]

Science: prohibit funding for patent applications for human organisms, S15918 [25NO]

States: restore Federal remedies for violations of intellectual property rights by States (S. 1191), S7479 [5JN]

Taxation: limit deduction for charitable contributions of patents, copyrights, trademarks and similar properties, S6456, S6457 [15MY]

Trade Act: ensure that countries keep intellectual property protections current with technology, establish petition process for claims against Caribbean Basin trade partners, and correct certain investigative mechanisms (S. 1911), S15299 [20NO]

Reports filed

National Inventors' Day: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 49), S2051 [6FE]

U.S. Patent and Trademark Fee Modernization Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1561) (H. Rept. 108-241), H7781 [25JY]

Texts of

S. 54, Greater Access to Affordable Pharmaceuticals Act, S55-S58 [7JA]

S. 1191, Intellectual Property Protection Restoration Act, S7480-S7482 [5JN]

S. 1760, U.S. Patent and Trademark Fee Modernization Act, S12890 [20OC]

S. Res. 49, National Inventors' Day, S2016 [5FE], S2124 [10FE]