United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3957 (101st)
To amend title 35, United States Code, with respect to patents on certain processes.
Introduced
6 February 1990
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Summary
Amends Federal patent law to provide that a process of making a product shall not be considered obvious (and shall thus be patentable) if an essential material used in the process is novel and nonobvious. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to declare as an unlawful trade practice the importation into the United States of articles made or processed by means of a biotechnological material infringing on an enforceable U.S. patent.
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Introduced in House (text)
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 6 February 1990
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/house-bill/3957
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/101/hr/3957