United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3589 (96th)
A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to extend the patent term for new drugs and new animal drugs.
Introduced
10 April 1979
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Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Summary
Extends the patent term for new drugs and new animal drugs by setting the termination of such a patent on the earlier of: (1) a date 17 years after initial approval by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare of an application for such drug; or (2) a date 27 years after the date the patent was issued.
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 10 April 1979
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/house-bill/3589
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/96/hr/3589