To amend title 35, United States Code, to allow the Director of the Patent and Trademark Office to waive statutory provisions governing patents and trademarks in certain emergencies.

Bill: 109-hr-4742
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21]
Introduced: 2006-02-14 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Department of Commerce
Disasters
Emergency Management
Government Operations and Politics
Intellectual property
Inventors
Law
Patents
Trademarks

Summary:
action_date: 2006-02-14
text: 
Allows the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to waive statutory provisions governing the filing, processing, renewal, and maintenance of patents, trademark registrations, and applications for patents or registrations to the extent necessary to protect the rights and privileges of applicants and other persons affected by an emergency or a major disaster. Disallows judicial review of any decision not to exercise such waiver authority.

action_date: 2006-04-05
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Allows the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to waive statutory provisions governing the filing, processing, renewal, and maintenance of patents, trademark registrations, and applications for patents or registrations to the extent necessary to protect the rights and privileges of applicants and other persons affected by an emergency or a major disaster. Disallows judicial review of any decision not to exercise such waiver authority.

action_date: 2006-12-05
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Allows the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to waive statutory provisions governing the filing, processing, renewal, and maintenance of patents, trademark registrations, and applications for patents or registrations to the extent necessary to protect the rights and privileges of applicants and other persons affected by an emergency or a major disaster. Disallows judicial review of any decision not to exercise such waiver authority.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-12-06
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2006-12-05
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2006-12-05
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8685-8686)
action_date: 2006-12-05
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8685-8686)
action_date: 2006-12-05
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4742.
action_date: 2006-12-05
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8685-8686)
action_date: 2006-12-05
text: Mr. Sensenbrenner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2006-04-05
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 223.
action_date: 2006-04-05
text: Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 109-408.
action_date: 2006-04-05
text: Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 109-408.
action_date: 2006-03-15
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2006-03-15
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2006-03-01
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2006-03-01
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2006-02-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
action_date: 2006-02-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2006-02-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-02-14
text: Introduced in House