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H.R. 1417 (102nd)

Biotechnology Patent Protection Act of 1991

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

13 March 1991

Last action

21 November 1991 · Committee

Status

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Sponsors

Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9], Rep. Moorhead, Carlos J. [R-CA-22], Rep. Dwyer, Bernard J. [D-NJ-6], Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24], Rep. Miller, John R. [R-WA-1], Del. de Lugo, Ron [D-VI-At Large], Rep. Stenholm, Charles W. [D-TX-17], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8], Rep. Fish, Hamilton, Jr. [R-NY-19], Rep. Campbell, Tom [R-CA-15], Rep. Andrews, Michael [D-TX-25], Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19], Rep. Bruce, Terry L. [D-IL-19], Rep. McCloskey, Frank [D-IN-8], Rep. Dicks, Norman D. [D-WA-6], Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-3], Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-8], Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2], Rep. Owens, Wayne [D-UT-2], Rep. Meyers, Jan [R-KS-3], Rep. Kolbe, Jim [R-AZ-8], Rep. Bliley, Tom [R-VA-7], Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5], Rep. Glickman, Dan [D-KS-4], Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8], Rep. Schroeder, Patricia [D-CO-1], Rep. Sangmeister, George E. [D-IL-4], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Kopetski, Mike [D-OR-5], Rep. Pickle, J. J. [D-TX-10], Rep. Chandler, Rod D. [R-WA-8], Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-11], Rep. Machtley, Ronald K. [R-RI-1], Rep. Slaughter, D. French, Jr. [R-VA-7], Rep. Combest, Larry [R-TX-19], Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6], Rep. Neal, Stephen L. [D-NC-5], Rep. James, Craig T. [R-FL-4], Rep. Packard, Ron [R-CA-48], Rep. Synar, Mike [D-OK-2]

Subjects

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Summary

Biotechnology Patent Protection Act of 1991 - Amends Federal patent law to provide for the patentability of certain processes which are sought to be patented in the same application as the machine, manufacture, or composition of matter with which they are associated.

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Timeline

  1. 13 March 1991

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 13 March 1991

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 13 March 1991

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 16 April 1991

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration.

    Source: Committee

  5. 21 November 1991

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

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