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H.R. 2391 (108th)

Intellectual Property Protection Act of 2004

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

9 June 2003

Last action

7 October 2004 · Reported

Status

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 781.

Sponsors

Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21], Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6], Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6], Rep. Green, Mark [R-WI-8], Rep. Hart, Melissa A. [R-PA-4], Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4], Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3], Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6]

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Summary

Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement (CREATE) Act of 2003 - Amends Federal patent and trademark law, with respect to denial of a patent to an individual who did not himself or herself invent the subject matter sought to be patented, to provide that such subject matter shall not be considered prior art or as evidence of obviousness. Revises the declaration that subject matter developed by another person, which qualifies as prior art, shall not preclude patentability where the subject matter and the claimed invention were owned by the same person or subject to an obligation of assignment to the same person. Requires such ownership or obligation of assignment to have been at the time of the earliest filing date for which a patent is sought. Excludes from this rule subject matter which currently qualifies as prior matter with respect to denial of a patent to an individual who did not himself or herself invent the subject matter sought to be patented. Precludes the amendments made by this Act from affecting: (1) any final decision of a court or the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rendered before the enactment of this Act; or (2) the right of any party in any action pending before the entities on such enactment to have that party's rights determined on the basis of Federal Patent and Trademark law, in effect on the day before such enactment.

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Timeline

  1. 9 June 2003

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 9 June 2003

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.

    Source: Committee

  3. 9 June 2003

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 9 June 2003

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 10 June 2003

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

  6. 22 July 2003

    Committee

    Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    Source: Committee

  7. 22 July 2003

    Committee

    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  8. 21 January 2004

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    Source: Committee

  9. 21 January 2004

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  10. 24 February 2004

    Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 245.

    Source: Calendars

  11. 24 February 2004

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 108-425.

    Source: Committee

  12. 24 February 2004

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 108-425.

    Source: Committee

  13. 10 March 2004

    Passed

    The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

  14. 10 March 2004

    Passed

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

  15. 10 March 2004

    Passed

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H944)

    Source: Floor

  16. 10 March 2004

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H944)

    Source: Floor

  17. 10 March 2004

    Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2391.

    Source: Floor

  18. 10 March 2004

    Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H944-946)

    Source: Floor

  19. 10 March 2004

    Floor

    Mr. Sensenbrenner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

    Source: Floor

  20. 11 March 2004

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  21. 7 October 2004

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 781.

    Source: Calendars

  22. 7 October 2004

    Reported

    Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

    Source: Committee

  23. 7 October 2004

    Reported

    Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Hatch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

    Source: Committee

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