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S 284 104th Congress Senate Commerce Intellectual property Patents

A bill to restore the term of patents, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 26, 1995 See on congress.gov
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Jan 26, 1995
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Jan 26, 1995
Introduced in Senate
Jan 26, 1995
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1622-1623)
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends provisions of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act that revise Federal patent law to provide that a patent term shall be the later of 17 years from the date the patent is granted or 20 years from the date the application was filed in the United States. Provides that if the application contains a reference to an earlier application, the term shall be 20 years from the date the earliest application was filed.

Removes provisions that provide for extensions of patent terms under certain conditions. Provides for public disclosure and inspection of original and continuing patent applications in cases where a continuing patent application is filed that claims the benefit of the filing date of a prior application that was filed more than 60 months earlier.

Requires the term of a patent that is in force or results from an application filed within six months after the Uruguay Round Agreements Act enactment date to be the term provided in this Act.

What's happening now January 26, 1995

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

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