Business Method Patent Improvement Act of 2000

Summary

Business Method Patent Improvement Act of 2000 - Amends Federal law to add patent procedures for patents on business method inventions. Defines a "business method" as a method of: (1) administering, managing, or operating an enterprise or organization or processing financial data; (2) any technique used in athletics, instruction, or personal skills; and (3) any computer- assisted implementation of (1) or (2) above.

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Timeline

1. 3 October 2000

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 3 October 2000

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 3 October 2000

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 4 October 2000

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1659-1660)

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 11 October 2000

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 3 October 2000 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 3 October 2000

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 3 October 2000

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 3 October 2000

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Sponsors

• Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-26] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9] · D · Sponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

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