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Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Amendments of 1985

Introduced: November 20, 1985 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 14, 1986
Subcommittee on International Trade. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 99-759.
Nov 25, 1985
Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, International Trade Commission, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, Treasury Department, State Department, Commerce Department.
Nov 20, 1985
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Nov 20, 1985
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Amendments of 1985 - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to declare that acts of importation into, or sale in, the United States of articles that infringe a valid U.S. patent, copyright, trademark, U.S. maskwork, or trade secret are unfair and have the effect of destroying or substantially injuring a U.S. industry or impairing the establishment of such industry. Permits any person to petition the International Trade Commission (ITC) for the issuance of an order to exclude such articles, during its investigation, from entry into the United States. Sets forth: (1) civil penalties for violations under this Act; and (2) procedures for the modification or recision of an ITC order under this Act.

Repeals a specified section of the Tariff Act of 1930 relating to the importation of products produced under a process covered by claims of an unexpired patent.

What's happening now May 14, 1986

Subcommittee on International Trade. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 99-759.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Nov 20, 1985
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1869: Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Amendments of 1985. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-1869/
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"S. 1869: Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Amendments of 1985." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-1869/.
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S. 1869, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-1869/.
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