Medical Procedures Innovation and Affordability Act

Summary

Medical Procedures Innovation and Affordability Act - Provides that it shall not be an act of patent infringement for a patient, physician, or other licensed health care practitioner, or a health care entity with which a physician or licensed health care practitioner is professionally affiliated, to use or induce others to use a patented technique, method, or process for performing a surgical or medical procedure, administering a surgical or medical therapy, or making a medical diagnosis. Provides that this Act shall not apply to the use of, or inducement to use, such a patented technique, method, or process by any person engaged in the commercial manufacture, sale, or offer for sale of a drug, medical device, process, or other product that is subject to regulation under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act or the Public Health Service Act.

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 18 October 1995

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  Introduced in Senate · EN · 18 October 1995

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 18 October 1995

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