Fortifying America's Intellectual Property Rights (FAIR) Act

Summary

Fortifying America's Intellectual Property Rights (FAIR) Act - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to establish in the Office of the United States Trade Representative the position of Assistant United States Trade Representative for Intellectual Property Rights, with primary responsibility for: (1) intellectual property matters relating to trade agreements and the negotiation and enforcement of intellectual property provisions of any such agreement to which the United States is a party; (2) identification and investigation of foreign countries that deny adequate protection of intellectual property rights or that deny fair market access to U.S. persons that rely upon intellectual property protections; and (3) monitoring the extent to which U.S. trading partners protect and enforce intellectual property rights of U.S. persons.

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Timeline

1. 21 September 2004

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 21 September 2004

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1670)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 21 September 2004

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 21 September 2004

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 8 October 2004

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 21 September 2004 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 21 September 2004

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 21 September 2004

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 21 September 2004

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Sponsors

• Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
• ROBERT GOODLATTE · R · Sponsor
• XAVIER BECERRA · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16] · R · Sponsor
• · hswm00 · Standing

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