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S. 866 (99th)

A bill to authorize appropriations for the Patent and Trademark Office in the Department of Commerce.

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3 April 1985

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Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 99-291.

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Summary

Authorizes appropriations for the Patent and Trademark Office for FY 1986 through 1988. Requires available funds to be used to reduce the fee schedule for filings by independent inventors and nonprofit organizations.

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