United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5119 (107th)
Plant Breeders Equity Act of 2002
Introduced
15 July 2002
Last action
19 September 2002 · Committee
Status
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sponsors
Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48], Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20], Rep. Putnam, Adam H. [R-FL-12], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2], Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5], Rep. Nethercutt, George R., Jr. [R-WA-5], Rep. Meehan, Martin T. [D-MA-5], Rep. Thurman, Karen L. [D-FL-5], Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24]
Subjects
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Source updated
19 August 2025
Summary
Plant Breeders Equity Act of 2002 - Amends Federal patent law to declare that no plant patent application shall be denied, nor shall any issued plant patent be invalidated, on the grounds that the invention was described in a printed publication in this or a foreign country or in public use or on sale in this country, more than one year before the date of the U.S. patent application, unless the invention was described in a printed publication in this or a foreign country more than ten years before the date of the U.S. patent application.
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Timeline
15 July 2002
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
15 July 2002
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
15 July 2002
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
20 August 2002
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
Source: Committee
19 September 2002
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 15 July 2002 · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in House (text)
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Sponsors
- Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Putnam, Adam H. [R-FL-12] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Nethercutt, George R., Jr. [R-WA-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Meehan, Martin T. [D-MA-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Thurman, Karen L. [D-FL-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/5119
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/5119
- us · 107-hr-5119 · source updated 19 August 2025