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S. 3085 (98th)

Act to Authorize the United States to Participate in Chapter II of the Patent Cooperation Treaty

Original

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

10 October 1984

Last action

10 October 1984 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Sponsors

Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD]

Subjects

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Source updated

10 August 2026

Summary

Act to Authorize the United States to Participate in Chapter II of the Patent Cooperation Treaty - Authorizes the United States to participate in and be bound by the provisions of Chapter II of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (concerning application procedures for obtaining international patents). Authorizes the Patent and Trademark Office to act as an international preliminary examining authority whose duties shall include the collection and transmittal of handling and preliminary examination fees with respect to international patent applications.

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Timeline

  1. 10 October 1984

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 10 October 1984

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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