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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.

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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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