PATENTS

Amendments

Government regulations: amend certain laws relative to patent fees (H.R. 1561), H435 [10FE], H790, H801 [3MR]

Intellectual property: strengthen laws and rights (S. 3021), S11805 [20NO]

Articles and editorials

``America I Love'', S7572 [6JY]

FCC Rule Could Harm Tech Innovation, H6624 [22JY]

U.S. Is Losing Its Dominance in the Sciences, S4729-S4731 [3MY], S5456 [13MY]

Bills and resolutions

Certain patents: extend (see H.R. 5036), H6899 [8SE]

China, People's Republic of: improve protection of intellectual property rights (see H. Res. 576), H1483 [24MR]

Copyrights: enhance criminal enforcement of copyright laws and educate the public about the application of copyright law to the Internet (see H.R. 4077), H1789 [31MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: registration and payment of fees by persons who retain seeds harvested from the planting of patented seeds (see H.R. 4693), H4926 (see H.R. 4693), H5070 [24JN]

Dept. of State: establish the Office of Intellectual Property and Competition Policy (see H.R. 5351), H9050 [8OC]

Dept. of the Interior: extend authorization to release certain conditions contained in a patent concerning certain land conveyed by the U.S. to Eastern Washington University (see S. 2805), S9286 [15SE] (see H.R. 4596), H4286 [16JN]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to market exclusivity for cancer drugs and extend the patent term on such drugs equal to the regulatory review period (see H.R. 5306), H9048 [8OC]

Foreign trade: prohibit the importation of products and services of foreign nationals who violate U.S. intellectual property rights (see H. Res. 609), H2483 [28AP]

Government regulations: amend certain laws relative to patent fees (H.R. 1561), consideration (see H. Res. 547), H752 [2MR]

———modify certain procedures relative to patents (see H.R. 5299), H9047 [8OC]

Intellectual property: strengthen laws and rights (see S. 3021), S11799 [20NO]

Law enforcement: prevent and punish counterfeiting and copyright piracy of intellectual property (see S. 2227), S2996 [23MR] (see S. 2242), S3214 [26MR]

Los Padres National Forest: withdraw from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (see H.R. 3805), H514 [11FE]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: establish an Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Intellectual Property Rights (see H.R. 5117), H7329 [21SE]

Patent laws: make technical corrections (see H.R. 5253), H8857 [7OC]

Taxation: limit deduction for charitable contributions of patents and similar property (see S. 2103), S1518 [24FE] (see H.R. 3837), H632 [25FE]

Technology: promote cooperative research involving universities, the public sector, and private enterprises (see S. 2192), S2543 [10MR]

U.S. Olympic Committee: clarify intellectual property rights (see S. 2407), S5227 [11MY]

Letters

Protection of intellectual property in free trade agreements: Donald L. Evans, Sec. of Commerce, H6624 [22JY]

———Robert B. Zoellick, U.S. Trade Representative, H6623 [22JY]

Protection of intellectual property rights in People's Republic of China: Douglas Lowenstein, Entertainment Software Association, H5685 [14JY]

———Marybeth Peters, U.S. Copyright Office, H5685 [14JY]

Remarks in House

China, People's Republic of: improve protection of intellectual property rights (H. Res. 576), H5682-H5687 [14JY]

Copyrights: enhance criminal enforcement of copyright laws and educate the public about the application of copyright law to the Internet (H.R. 4077), H7654, H7657-H7660 [28SE], E1788-E1790 [4OC]

Dept. of the Interior: extend authorization to release certain conditions contained in a patent concerning certain land conveyed by the U.S. to Eastern Washington University (H.R. 4596), H7666 [28SE]

Dudas, Jonathan W.: nomination to be Under Sec. of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Patent and Trademark Office Director, H2706 [6MY]

Foreign trade: responses to piracy of intellectual property, H6623-H6625 [22JY]

Government regulations: amend certain laws relative to patent fees (H.R. 1561), H790, H793-H804 [3MR], H1081 [16MR], H7544 [23SE], E124 [6FE], E304, E308 [4MR]

———amend certain laws relative to patent fees (H.R. 1561), consideration (H. Res. 547), H790-H793 [3MR]

———modify certain procedures relative to patents (H.R. 5299), E1935 [11OC]

Law enforcement: prevent and punish counterfeiting of copyrighted copies and phonorecords (H.R. 3632), H7264-H7267 [21SE]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: establish an Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Intellectual Property Rights (H.R. 5117), E1670 [21SE]

Patent and Trademark Office: create a refund program to eliminate potential incentives for diverting revenue, and set regulations on certain types of patent searches, H802 [3MR]

Research: promote among universities, the public sector, and private enterprise (H.R. 2391), H944-H946 [10MR], H1081 [16MR], E355 [11MR]

Science: ensure U.S. competitiveness in the areas of science, research, and technology, H6121, H6122 [20JY], H7220 [15SE]

Taxation: limit deduction for charitable contributions of patents and similar property (H.R. 3837), E232 [25FE]

Technology: promote cooperative research involving universities, the public sector, and private enterprises (S. 2192), H10219 [20NO]

U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement: protection of intellectual property rights and entertainment products copyrights, H5718 [14JY]

Remarks in Senate

Copyrights: enhance criminal enforcement of copyright laws and educate the public about the application of copyright law to the Internet (H.R. 4077), S11291 [11OC]

Dept. of the Interior: extend authorization to release certain conditions contained in a patent concerning certain land conveyed by the U.S. to Eastern Washington University (H.R. 4596), S10185 [30SE], S10276 [1OC]

Foreign trade: improve protection of intellectual property rights, S11519 [19NO]

Intellectual property: strengthen laws and rights, S12041 [8DE]

———strengthen laws and rights (S. 3021), S11683-S11694 [20NO], S11852 [24NO], S11887 [7DE]

Law enforcement: prevent and punish counterfeiting and copyright piracy of intellectual property (S. 2227), S3001 [23MR], S11290 [11OC], S12028 [8DE]

———prevent and punish counterfeiting of copyrighted copies and phonorecords (H.R. 3632), S12028 [8DE]

Research: promote among universities, the public sector, and private enterprise (H.R. 2391), S11291 [11OC]

Science: ensure U.S. competitiveness in the areas of science, research, and technology, S4728 [3MY], S8105-S8107 [14JY]

Technology: promote cooperative research involving universities, the public sector, and private enterprises (S. 2192), S2558, S2559 [10MR], S7520-S7522 [25JN], S11290 [11OC], S11775 [20NO]

U.S. Olympic Committee: clarify intellectual property rights (S. 2407), S5229 [11MY]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 1561, U.S. Patent and Trademark Fee Modernization Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 547) (H. Rept. 108-431), H752 [2MR]

Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement (CREATE) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2391) (H. Rept. 108-425), H574 [24FE]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 2391), S10702 [7OC]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2192), S4687 [29AP]

Piracy Deterrence and Education Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4077), H7579 [24SE]

Prevent and Punish Counterfeiting of Copyrighted Copies and Phonorecords: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3632) (H. Rept. 108-600), H5653 [13JY]

U.S. Patent and Trademark Fee Modernization Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 1561), S4686 [29AP]

Testimonies

Nomination of Jonathan W. Dudas To Be Under Sec. of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Patent and Trademark Office Director: Representative Hyde, H2706 [6MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 547, consideration of H.R. 1561, U.S. Patent and Trademark Fee Modernization Act, H790 [3MR]

H. Res. 576, improve protection of intellectual property rights in People's Republic of China, H5682 [14JY]

H.R. 1561, U.S. Patent and Trademark Fee Modernization Act, H799-H801 [3MR]

H.R. 2391, Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement (CREATE) Act, H944 [10MR]

H.R. 3632, prevent and punish counterfeiting of copyrighted copies and phonorecords, H7264 [21SE]

H.R. 4077, Piracy Deterrence and Education Act, H7655-H7657 [28SE]

H.R. 4596, extend Dept. of the Interior authorization to release certain conditions contained in a patent concerning certain land conveyed by the U.S. to Eastern Washington University, H7666 [28SE]

S. 2192, Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement (CREATE) Act, S2559 [10MR], S7522 [25JN], H10219 [20NO]

S. 2227, Anticounterfeiting Act, S3002 [23MR], S12028 [8DE]

S. 2407, Support Our Olympic Athletes Act, S5229 [11MY]

S. 3021, Family Entertainment and Copyright Act, S11683-S11692 [20NO]