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HR 4374 101th Congress House

To amend the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Trade Act of 1974 in order to achieve the international harmonization of patent laws.

Introduced: April 18, 1990 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance PatentsRestrictive trade practicesStandardsTrade negotiations
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 26, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Mar 22, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 22, 1990
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 26, 1990

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 to declare that the international trade negotiating objectives of the United States include a harmonized patent system for trading nations in international courts.

Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to define conditions under which a foreign country shall be deemed to deny adequate substantive standards for the protection of intellectual property rights.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 18, 1990
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4374: To amend the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Trade Act of 1974 in order to achieve the international harmonization of patent laws.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-4374/
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"H.R. 4374: To amend the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Trade Act of 1974 in order to achieve the international harmonization of patent laws.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-4374/.
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H.R. 4374, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-4374/.
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