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S. 1841 (98th)

National Cooperative Research Act of 1984

enactedUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

14 September 1983

Last action

11 October 1984 · Became law

Status

Became Public Law No: 98-462.

Sponsors

Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC], Sen. Wilson, Pete [R-CA], Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN], Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE], Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD], Sen. Denton, Jeremiah [R-AL], Sen. Heflin, Howell [D-AL], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT], Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS], Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI], Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA], Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT], Sen. Laxalt, Paul D. [R-NV], Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA], Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ], Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY], Sen. East, John P. [R-NC], Sen. Hawkins, Paula [R-FL], Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM], Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID], Sen. Percy, Charles H. [R-IL], Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Abdnor, James [R-SD], Sen. Chiles, Lawton [D-FL], Sen. Symms, Steven D. [R-ID], Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE], Sen. Kasten, Robert W., Jr. [R-WI], Sen. Goldwater, Barry [R-AZ], Sen. Jepsen, Roger W. [R-IA], Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ], Sen. Tsongas, Paul E. [D-MA], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND], Sen. Stennis, John C. [D-MS], Sen. Boren, David L. [D-OK], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Sen. Quayle, Dan [R-IN], Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA], Sen. Tower, John G. [R-TX], Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA], Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS], Sen. Warner, John [R-VA], Sen. Hecht, Chic [R-NV]

Subjects

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10 August 2026

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Summary

Title I: Short Title - Declares that this Act may be cited as the National Productivity and Innovation Act of 1983. Title II: Joint Research and Development Ventures - Provides that no joint research and development program shall be deemed illegal per se in any action under the antitrust laws. Limits to actual damages, interest thereon, and the cost of suit the amount that any person or State may recover in an antitrust action based on conduct that is part of such a program and that has been disclosed to the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission. Authorizes any individual participating in such a program to file with the Attorney General and the Commission a notification describing the program and specifying conduct to be performed under the program. Directs the Commission to publish in the Federal Register a notice of each such notification, including a description of the participants, the program, and its objectives. Declares that material submitted as part of such notification shall be available to the public upon request, unless the Attorney General or the Commission determines that the individual who submitted the notification shows good cause for not disclosing certain material. Allows an individual to withdraw a filed notification before it is published and accompanying material is made publicly available. Exempts actions and determinations of the Attorney General or the Commission concerning such notifications or antitrust actions or investigations from judicial review. Title III: Intellectual Property Licensing Under the Antitrust Laws - Amends the Clayton Act to provide that agreements to convey rights to use, practice, or sublicense patented inventions, copyrights, trade secrets, trademarks, know-how, or other intellectual property shall not be deemed illegal per se in actions under the antitrust laws. Limits to actual damages, interest thereon, and the cost of suit the amount that any person or State may recover in an antitrust action based on such an agreement. Title IV: Patent and Copyright Misuse - Prohibits a patent or copyright owner who is entitled to relief for patent or copyright infringement from being denied relief or being deemed guilty of misuse or illegal extension of the patent right or copyright by reason of doing any of the following, unless such conduct violates the antitrust laws: (1) licensing the patent or copyright under terms that affect commerce outside the scope of its claims; (2) restricting a licensee in the sale of a patented or copyrighted product; (3) obligating a licensee to pay excessive royalties, royalties that differ from those paid by other licensees, or royalties not related to a licensee's sale of the patented or copyrighted product; (4) refusing to license a patent or copyright to any person; or (5) otherwise using the patent or copyright allegedly to suppress competition. Title V: Process Patents - Requires a process patent to grant the patentee the right to exclude others from using or selling products produced by that process. Includes as patent infringement the unauthorized use or sale of a product of a patented process. Places the burden of proving that a product was not produced by the patented process on the defendant in a patent infringement action if the court finds that: (1) a substantial likelihood exists that the product was produced by that process; and (2) the claimant has exhausted all reasonable means of determining the process used and was unable to make such determination.

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Timeline

  1. 14 September 1983

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 14 September 1983

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 26 October 1983

    Committee

    Committee on Judiciary. Hearings held.

    Source: Committee

  4. 12 March 1984

    Committee

    Committee on Judiciary. Hearings concluded. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-972.

    Source: Committee

  5. 22 March 1984

    Committee

    Committee on Judiciary. Approved for reporting, subject to agreement.

    Source: Committee

  6. 3 April 1984

    Committee

    Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-1008.

    Source: Committee

  7. 3 May 1984

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 842.

    Source: Calendars

  8. 3 May 1984

    Reported

    Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond with an amendment. With written report No. 98-427. Additional views filed.

    Source: Committee

  9. 3 May 1984

    Reported

    Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond with an amendment. With written report No. 98-427. Additional views filed.

    Source: Committee

  10. 31 July 1984

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Yea-Nay Vote. 97-0. Record Vote No: 209.

    Source: Floor

  11. 31 July 1984

    Floor

    Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

    Source: Floor

  12. 9 August 1984

    ResolvingDifferences

    House Requested a Conference and Speaker Appointed Conferees: Rodino, Brooks, Edwards (CA), Seiberling, Hughes, Synar, Crockett, Schumer, Feighan, Fuqua, Fish, Moorhead, Hyde, Sawyer, Lungren.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  13. 9 August 1984

    ResolvingDifferences

    House Insisted on its Amendments by Voice Vote.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  14. 9 August 1984

    NotUsed

    Resolving differences -- House actions: House Insisted on its Amendments by Voice Vote.

    Source: NotUsed

  15. 9 August 1984

    Floor

    House Incorporated H.R.5041 in This Measure as an Amendment.

    Source: Floor

  16. 9 August 1984

    Passed

    Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

  17. 9 August 1984

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

  18. 9 August 1984

    Floor

    Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: Floor

  19. 9 August 1984

    Passed

    Senate agreed to request for conference. Appointed conferees. Thurmond; Mathias; Hatch; Dole; Biden; Metzenbaum; Leahy.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  20. 9 August 1984

    Passed

    Senate disagreed to the House amendments by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

  21. 9 August 1984

    Passed

    Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate disagreed to the House amendments by Voice Vote.

    Source: NotUsed

  22. 10 August 1984

    ResolvingDifferences

    Additional Conferee Gregg Appointed to the Conference Committee by the Speaker of the House.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  23. 20 September 1984

    Passed

    Conferees agreed to file conference report.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  24. 20 September 1984

    Passed

    Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  25. 21 September 1984

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference Report 98-1044 Filed in House.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  26. 21 September 1984

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference report filed: Conference Report 98-1044 Filed in House.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  27. 26 September 1984

    Passed

    Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  28. 26 September 1984

    Passed

    Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  29. 1 October 1984

    Passed

    House Agreed to Conference Report by Voice Vote.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  30. 1 October 1984

    Passed

    Conference report agreed to in House: House Agreed to Conference Report by Voice Vote.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  31. 3 October 1984

    Floor

    Presented to President.

    Source: Floor

  32. 3 October 1984

    President

    Presented to President.

    Source: President

  33. 3 October 1984

    Floor

    Measure Signed in Senate.

    Source: Floor

  34. 11 October 1984

    Became law

    Became Public Law No: 98-462.

    Source: President

  35. 11 October 1984

    President

    Signed by President.

    Source: President

  36. 11 October 1984

    Became law

    Signed by President.

    Source: BecameLaw

Votes

· Official source

Yes 0 · No 0 · Abstain — · Absent/not voting 0

    Versions

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    Documents

    6 official files

    Public Law (PDF)

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    • Public Law (PDF)

      Public Law · EN · 12 October 1984

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    • Conference report filed in House

      summary · EN · 21 September 1984

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    • Passed House amended

      summary · EN · 9 August 1984

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    • Passed Senate amended

      summary · EN · 31 July 1984

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    • Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

      summary · EN · 3 May 1984

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    • Introduced in Senate

      summary · EN · 14 September 1983

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