To amend title 35, United States Code, with respect to patents on certain processes.

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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Timeline

1. 6 February 1990

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 6 February 1990

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 6 February 1990

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 12 February 1990

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

   Source: Committee

5. 9 March 1990

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from Commerce, NIH.

   Source: Committee

6. 9 March 1990

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Administration of Justice.

   Source: Committee

7. 22 March 1990

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from USTR.

   Source: Committee

8. 25 September 1990

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

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Sponsors

• Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Moorhead, Carlos J. [R-CA-22] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Levine, Mel [D-CA-27] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Glickman, Dan [D-KS-4] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Matsui, Robert T. [D-CA-5] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Bates, Jim [D-CA-44] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Bentley, Helen Delich [R-MD-2] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Bilbray, James H. [D-NV-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-3] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. McCloskey, Frank [D-IN-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Campbell, Tom [R-CA-15] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Slaughter, D. French, Jr. [R-VA-7] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Andrews, Michael [D-TX-25] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Bliley, Tom [R-VA-7] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Chapman, Jim [D-TX-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Miller, John R. [R-WA-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Dicks, Norman D. [D-WA-6] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Dwyer, Bernard J. [D-NJ-6] · D · Cosponsor
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