Patent Term Restoration Act of 1981

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Introduced

18 February 1981

Last action

20 May 1982 · Committee

Status

Clean Bill H.R.6444 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in Lieu.

Sponsors

Rep. Kastenmeier, Robert W. [D-WI-2], Rep. Sawyer, Harold S. [R-MI-5], Rep. Brooks, Jack B. [D-TX-9], Rep. Mazzoli, Romano L. [D-KY-3], Rep. Railsback, Thomas F. [R-IL-19], Rep. Butler, M. Caldwell [R-VA-6], Rep. Hall, Sam B., Jr. [D-TX-1], Rep. Evans, Billy Lee [D-GA-8], Rep. Synar, Mike [D-OK-2], Rep. Rose, Charlie [D-NC-7], Rep. McClory, Robert [R-IL-13], Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-29], Rep. Florio, James J. [D-NJ-1], Rep. Fish, Hamilton, Jr. [R-NY-19], Rep. Hollenbeck, Harold C. [R-NJ-9], Rep. Rinaldo, Matthew J. [R-NJ-7], Rep. Hiler, John Patrick [R-IN-3], Rep. Wolpe, Howard E. [D-MI-3], Rep. Dwyer, Bernard J. [D-NJ-6], Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2], Rep. Nowak, Henry [D-NY-33], Rep. Madigan, Edward R. [R-IL-15], Rep. Santini, James D. [D-NV-98], Rep. Addabbo, Joseph P. [D-NY-6], Rep. Jenkins, Edgar L. [D-GA-9], Rep. Luken, Thomas A. [D-OH-1], Rep. Hillis, Elwood H. [R-IN-5], Rep. Glickman, Dan [D-KS-4], Rep. Scheuer, James H. [D-NY-8], Rep. Johnston, Eugene (Gene) [R-NC-6], Sen. Gramm, Phil [R-TX], Rep. Guarini, Frank J. [D-NJ-14], Rep. Roukema, Marge [R-NJ-5], Rep. Peyser, Peter A. [D-NY-23], Rep. Mollohan, Robert H. [D-WV-1], Rep. Edwards, Don [D-CA-10], Rep. McCloskey, Paul N., Jr. [R-CA-12], Rep. Danielson, George E. [D-CA-30], Rep. Coughlin, Lawrence [R-PA-13], Rep. McKinney, Stewart B. [R-CT-4], Rep. Byron, Beverly B. [D-MD-6], Rep. Courter, Jim [R-NJ-12], Sen. Fowler, Wyche, Jr. [D-GA], Rep. Broyhill, James T. [R-NC-10], Rep. Young, Robert A. [D-MO-2], Rep. Heckler, Margaret M. [R-MA-10], Rep. Forsythe, Edwin B. [R-NJ-6], Rep. Green, S. William [R-NY-15]

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Summary

Patent Term Restoration Act of 1981 - Amends the patent law to extend the terms of patents which encompass specified products or a method for using a product any of which are subject to certain nonpatent regulatory review periods. Sets forth the terms and conditions of such extension, including a seven year limitation. Directs the Commissioner of Patents to issue to the owner of record of a patent a certificate of extension stating the fact and length of the extension and identifying the product and the use and the claim to which such extension is applicable. Makes such certificate a part of the original patent. Limits the application of such patent term extension to patents for products subject to regulation under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Public Health Service Act, the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act, and the Act of March 4, 1913 (relating to virus, serum, toxin, and analogous products).

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Timeline

18 February 1981
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
18 February 1981
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
18 February 1981
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
20 February 1981
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice.
Source: Committee
22 July 1981
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
30 September 1981
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
1 October 1981
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
7 October 1981
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
5 November 1981
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
12 November 1981
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
18 November 1981
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
25 March 1982
Committee
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
20 May 1982
Committee
Clean Bill H.R.6444 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in Lieu.
Source: Committee

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Introduced in House
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/97th-congress/house-bill/1937
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