Intellectual Property Technical Amendments Act of 2000

Summary

Intellectual Property Technical Amendments Act of 2000 - Amends Federal patent and trademark law, as amended by the Intellectual Property and Communications Omnibus Reform Act of 1999 (IPCORA) and the American Inventor's Protection Act (AIPA), to rename: (1) the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) the Commissioner of such Office; (2) the Commissioner for Patents the Assistant Commissioner for Patents; and (3) the Commissioner for Trademarks the Assistant Commissioner for Trademarks. (Sec. 3) Amends IPCORA to specify the PTO Commissioner as the officer authorized to revise trademark services fees for inflation. (Sec. 4) Specifies third-party requesters as the persons who may invoke inter partes reexamination of a patent in light of new evidence (prior art) affecting its patentability. Makes this specification retroactive to the enactment of IPCORA. (Sec. 5) Amends IPCORA and the Patent and Trademark Efficiency Act to permit the PTO Deputy Commissioner to be a career or non-career appointee in the Senior Executive Service. Makes the PTO Deputy Commissioner a member of both the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences. Exempts members of the Public Advisory Committee from the current prohibition against PTO employees' having an ownership interest in patents. Establishes the position of Chief Financial Officer within the PTO. Repeals the requirement for a PTO officer's attestation signature on a patent grant. (Sec. 6) Amends IPCORA and the Domestic Publication of Foreign Filed Patent Applications Act of 1999 to declare that the right to obtain a reasonable royalty based on an international application designating the United States commences on the date of the application's publication (currently, on the date the PTO receives a copy of the application) under the pertinent treaty. (Sec. 7) Revises certain requirements with respect to the prior art effect of published international applications. Declares that the PTO will only rely on information published in English in patent applications as it makes the essential determination of novelty during the examination of a patent application. Makes November 29, 2000, the effective date of specified AIPA amendments establishing the early publication of patent applications, including amendments made by this Act. (Sec. 9) Amends the Trademark Act of 1946, as amended by IPCORA and the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, with respect to certain damages for willful dilutions of famous marks.

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• Engrossed in House (text)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 19 September 2000

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• Engrossed in House (PDF)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 19 September 2000

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• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 19 September 2000

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• Reported in House (text)

  Reported in House · EN · 14 September 2000

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• Reported in House (PDF)

  Reported in House · EN · 14 September 2000

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• Reported to House with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 14 September 2000

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 18 July 2000

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 18 July 2000

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 18 July 2000

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