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H.R. 3286 (98th)
A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to set Federal standards for permissible employee preinvention, and for other purposes.
Introduced
13 June 1983
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Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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Summary
Amends the patent law to set forth a Federal policy concerning non-Federal employee inventions. Renders unenforceable a preinvention assignment agreement to inventions other than an employment invention. Entitles an employer to a nontransferable nonexclusive license to practice any invention made with a substantial use of that employer's time or resources. Exempts inventions conceived after termination of employment.
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 13 June 1983
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/98th-congress/house-bill/3286
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/98/hr/3286