Agricultural Patent Reform Act of 1984

Summary

Agricultural Patent Reform Act of 1984 - Amends the patent laws to extend the terms of patents which encompass specified products or methods for using a product, including methods of manufacturing which primarily use recombinant DNA technology, any of which are subject to certain nonpatent regulatory review periods. Sets forth the terms and conditions of such extension, including a five year limitation on the extension and a 25 year maximum patent term from the earliest filing. Directs the Commissioner of Patents to notify the appropriate Federal agency upon receipt from a product sponsor of a notice of extension. Requires the notified agency to determine the applicable regulatory review period and whether, within that period, the sponsor acted with due diligence. Provides for notice and informal hearings for persons interested in such determinations. Grants a product sponsor the opportunity to designate any data submitted during the regulatory review period as a trade secret or confidential. Directs the Commissioner, upon a final determination of the applicable regulatory review period, to issue to the owner of record of a patent a certificate of extension stating the fact and length of the extension and identifying the product and the use and the claim to which such extension is applicable. Makes such certificate a part of the original patent. Limits the application of such patent term extension to patents for: (1) any new animal drug or antibiotic subject to regulation under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; (2) any veterinary biological product subject to regulation under the Virus-Serum-Toxin Act; (3) any pesticide subject to regulation under the Federal Insectide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act; and (4) any chemical substance or mixture subject to regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act.

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Timeline

1. 26 July 1984

   Committee

   For Previous Action See H.R.5529.

   Source: Committee

2. 26 July 1984

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 26 July 1984

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 26 July 1984

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 8 August 1984

   Reported

   Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

   Source: Committee

6. 8 August 1984

   Committee

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

7. 1 October 1984

   Calendars

   Placed on Union Calendar No: 633.

   Source: Calendars

8. 1 October 1984

   Reported

   Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on The Judiciary. Report No: 98-1122.

   Source: Committee

9. 1 October 1984

   Reported

   Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on The Judiciary. Report No: 98-1122.

   Source: Committee

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• Reported to House with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 1 October 1984

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 26 July 1984

  Open at official source

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Sponsors

• Rep. Glickman, Dan [D-KS-4] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Mazzoli, Romano L. [D-KY-3] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Synar, Mike [D-OK-2] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Schroeder, Patricia [D-CO-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Moorhead, Carlos J. [R-CA-22] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Kindness, Thomas N. [R-OH-8] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Sawyer, Harold S. [R-MI-5] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Fish, Hamilton, Jr. [R-NY-19] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Fuqua, Don [D-FL-2] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Madigan, Edward R. [R-IL-15] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Frenzel, Bill [R-MN-3] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Tauke, Thomas Joseph [R-IA-2] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Stenholm, Charles W. [D-TX-17] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Stangeland, Arlan [R-MN-7] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Skelton, Ike [D-MO-4] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Rose, Charlie [D-NC-7] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Slattery, Jim [D-KS-2] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Morrison, Sid [R-WA-4] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Coelho, Anthony Lee [D-CA-15] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Moore, W. Henson [R-LA-6] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. McNulty, James F., Jr. [D-AZ-5] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Coleman, E. Thomas [R-MO-6] · R · Sponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

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