HR 3235
107th Congress
House
Commerce
Access to health care
Compensation (Law)
Drugs
Emergency Management
Exports
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Health
Intellectual property
Inventions
Law
Medical innovations
Medical supplies
Medical technology
Patent licenses
Patents
Public health
Science, Technology, Communications
World health
Public Health Emergency Medicines Act
Introduced: November 6, 2001
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 27, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
Nov 6, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 6, 2001
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Public Health Emergency Medicines Act - Amends Federal patent law to grant the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in the case of any health care invention, the right to authorize use of the subject matter of the patent without authorization of the patent holder or any licensees (compulsory licensing) if the Secretary determines that the invention is needed to address a public health emergency.
Requires the right holder of the patent to be paid reasonable remunerations for such use.
Allows the Secretary to authorize the use of a patent, without authorization of the patent holder or licensees, to export medicines or other health care products that are needed to address global public health emergencies, when the legitimate rights of the patent holder are protected in the export market.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
Committees of jurisdiction
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