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S 2041 103th Congress Senate

Rights of Intellectual Property Owners Fairness Facilitation Act of 1994

Official title: A bill to encourage beneficiary developing countries to provide adequate protection of intellectual property rights, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 21, 1994 See on congress.gov
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CopyrightDeveloping countriesDiplomacyFinance and Financial SectorForeign trade policyGovernment and businessIntellectual propertyInternational AffairsInternational agenciesInvestment guaranty insuranceMultilateral development banksPatent agreementsTariff preferencesTrade agreementsTrademark agreements
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This bill died when the 103rd Congress ended
It never became law before the 103rd Congress (1993–1994) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Apr 21, 1994
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 21, 1994
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4735-4739)
Apr 21, 1994
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action April 21, 1994

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rights of Intellectual Property Owners Fairness Facilitation Act of 1994 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to prohibit the President from designating a country a beneficiary developing country eligible for trade benefits under the generalized system of preferences if such country is not implementing the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) within a specified time. Authorizes a country that has been denied such designation to be so designated if the President determines that the country is fully implementing TRIPS.

Directs the United States Trade Representative to notify the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Administrator of the Agency for International Development of any country which is not implementing TRIPS. Sets forth specified actions to be taken to encourage countries to implement TRIPS.

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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · May 19, 1994
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2041: Rights of Intellectual Property Owners Fairness Facilitation Act of 1994. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-S-2041/
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"S. 2041: Rights of Intellectual Property Owners Fairness Facilitation Act of 1994." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-S-2041/.
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