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H.R. 5119 (107th)

Plant Breeders Equity Act of 2002

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

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

  1. 15 July 2002

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 15 July 2002

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 15 July 2002

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 20 August 2002

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.

    Source: Committee

  5. 19 September 2002

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

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