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Patent Term Restoration Act of 1997

Introduced: February 25, 1997 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Apr 14, 1997

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1444)

Apr 10, 1997

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1414)

Mar 5, 1997

Tabled by Subcommittee.

Mar 5, 1997

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Mar 5, 1997

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H742-743)

Feb 27, 1997

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H682)

Feb 26, 1997

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Feb 26, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property.

Feb 25, 1997

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Feb 25, 1997

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H620-624)

Feb 25, 1997

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Patent Term Restoration Act of 1997 - 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 the earlier application, the term shall be 20 years from the date the earliest application was filed.

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.

Revises Federal patent law requirements for confidentiality of patent applications to set out: (1) the special circumstances under which such applications can be made public; or (2) in the case of a patent application for an invention for which the applicant intends to file or has filed for a patent in a foreign country, the limited data which the Commissioner of Patents may disclose. Authorizes an applicant to petition the Commissioner of the Patent and Trademark Office to review a determination to publish a patent application. Prohibits the Commissioner from publishing an application prior to the completion of the review.

What's happening now April 14, 1997

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1444)

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