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HR 5120 109th Congress House Commerce Administrative fees Administrative remedies Department of Commerce Economics and Public Finance Government Operations and Politics Intellectual property Inventions Law Limitation of actions Patents

To amend title 35, United States Code, to conform certain filing provisions within the Patent and Trademark Office.

Introduced: April 6, 2006 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 14, 2006
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 5, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
Apr 6, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 6, 2006
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Allows the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to accept an application for an extension of the term of a patent which claims a product, a method of using a product, or a method of manufacturing a product if: (1) such application is filed no more than 5 days late; and (2) the applicant files a petition showing that the delay in filing the application was unintentional. Deems such petition to be denied if no determination has been made on the petition within 30 days of filing. Establishes the fee for filing such a petition.

Applies this Act to any application for patent term extension which: (1) is pending on the date of enactment; (2) is the subject of a request for reconsideration of a denial of a patent term extension; or (3) has been denied a patent term extension in a case in which the period for seeking reconsideration of such denial has not yet expired.

What's happening now September 14, 2006

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2