PATENTS related term(s) Copyrights

Bills and resolutions

Courts: include exclusive economic zone as part of U.S. for patent infringement (see H.R. 7201), H9743 [29NO]

——— provide that certain bad faith communications in connection with assertion of a patent are unfair or deceptive acts or practices (see H.R. 6370), H6195 [13JY]

Drugs: prohibit avoidance of drug patent reviews regardless of sovereign immunity claims facilitated by the transfer of patents to Indian tribes (see S. 2514), S1452 [7MR]

Economy: strengthen the patent system and combat abuse (see H.R. 5340), H1727 [20MR]

FDA: ensure valid generic drugs may enter the market by removing generic drug exclusivity period from any generic company that enters into pay-for-delay settlements with brand-name drug manufacturers (see S. 2476), S1286 [28FE]

——— prevent inter partes review process for challenging patents from diminishing competition in the pharmaceutical industry and provide incentives for drug innovation (see S. 3738), S7431 [11DE] (see H.R. 7251), H10102 [11DE]

——— shorten exclusivity period for brand name biological products (see H.R. 6577), H7722 [26JY]

Intellectual property: establish a robust patent system that restores and protects the right of inventors to own and enforce private property rights in inventions and discoveries (see H.R. 6264), H5974 [28JN]

Inventors: restore patent rights (see H.R. 6557), H7721 [26JY]

Law enforcement: amend laws relative to actions for patent infringement (see H.R. 7036), H9419 [5OC]

National Academy of Inventors, Inc.: congratulate on achieving 200 member institutions (see S. Res. 620), S5991 [28AU]

Patent and Trademark Office: extend period to set or adjust certain fees (see S. 2601), S1947 [22MR] (see S. 3416), S6058 [6SE] (see H.R. 5887), H4283 [21MY]

——— reform and improve procedures for amending patents subject to post-issuance review proceedings (see H.R. 7366), H10510 [20DE]

——— require voluntary collection of demographic information for patent applications (see H.R. 5862), H4209 [17MY]

——— support public awareness of importance of trademarks, including goals and ideals of National Trademark Exposition (see S. Res. 580), S5066 [18JY]

Pharmaceuticals: prohibit biological product manufacurers from compensating biosimilar and interchangeable product companies to delay entry of biosimilar and interchangeable products into the market (see S. 3792), S7926 [19DE]

——— prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market (see S. 3792), S7926 [19DE]

SBA: study and identify best practices for closing the gender, race, and income gap in patenting rates for certain small business concerns (see H.R. 6390), H6263 [16JY]

Small business: study and provide recommendations to promote participation of women and minorities in entrepreneurship activities and the patent system and extend Patent and Trademark Office authority to set fees (see S. 3483), S6277 [24SE] (see H.R. 6758), H8106 [10SE]

Letters

Small Business Innovation Protection Act: Representative Chabot, Committee on Small Business (House), H8814 [25SE]

——— Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H8814 [25SE]

Lists

National Academy of Inventors, Inc., Fellows Program inductees, E431 [11AP]

Remarks in House

China: address violations of U.S. intellectual property rights, H3962 [15MY], E1078 [26JY], E1102 [27JY], E1128 [7AU], E1705 [20DE]

Intellectual property: establish a robust patent system that restores and protects the right of inventors to own and enforce private property rights in inventions and discoveries (H.R. 6264), H7148–H7150 [24JY]

National Academy of Inventors, Inc.: tribute to Fellows Program inductees, E431 [11AP]

National Inventors Month: observance, E827 [12JN]

Small business: expand intellectual property education and training to assist with obtaining and protecting patents (H.R. 2655), H6030–H6032 [10JY]

——— expand intellectual property education and training to assist with obtaining and protecting patents (S. 791), H8813–H8815 [25SE]

——— study and provide recommendations to promote participation of women and minorities in entrepreneurship activities and the patent system and extend Patent and Trademark Office authority to set fees (H.R. 6758), H8815–H8817 [25SE]

Remarks in Senate

China: address violations of U.S. intellectual property rights, S2057 [11AP], S2637 [14MY], S2673–S2675 [15MY], S2784 [21MY], S2850–S2853 [23MY], S3285 [7JN], S5483, S5484 [31JY], S5539–S5541 [1AU], S7149 [28NO], S7533 [13DE], S7828 [19DE], S7975 [20DE]

National Academy of Inventors, Inc.: congratulate on achieving 200 member institutions (S. Res. 620), S6007 [28AU]

Patent and Trademark Office: support public awareness of importance of trademarks, including goals and ideals of National Trademark Exposition (S. Res. 580), S5312 [24JY]

Pharmaceuticals: prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market (S. 124), S7220 [29NO], S7889 [19DE]

Small business: expand intellectual property education and training to assist with obtaining and protecting patents (S. 791), S5073, S5074 [18JY]

——— study and provide recommendations to promote participation of women and minorities in entrepreneurship activities and the patent system and extend Patent and Trademark Office authority to set fees (H.R. 6758), S6876 [11OC]

World Intellectual Property Day: observance, S2478 [26AP]

Reports filed

Small Business Innovation Protection Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 791), S1790 [19MR]

——— Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 791) (S. Rept. 115–435), S7925 [19DE]

——— Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 2655) (H. Rept. 115–660), H3746 [1MY]

Study of Underrepresented Classes Chasing Engineering and Science Success (SUCCESS) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6758) (H. Rept. 115–966), H8882 [25SE]

Texts of

H.R. 2655, Small Business Innovation Protection Act, H6030 [10JY]

H.R. 6758, Study of Underrepresented Classes Chasing Engineering and Science Success (SUCCESS) Act, H8815 [25SE]

S. 791, Small Business Innovation Protection Act, S5073 [18JY], H8813 [25SE]

S. Res. 580, support public awareness of importance of trademarks, including goals and ideals of Patent and Trademark Office National Trademark Exposition, S5071 [18JY]

S. Res. 620, congratulate National Academy of Inventors, Inc., on achieving 200 member institutions, S5994 [28AU]