Patent and Plant Variety Protection Remedy Clarification Act

Summary

Patent and Plant Variety Protection Remedy Clarification Act - Amends Federal patent law and the Plant Variety Protection Act to provide that neither the States, their officers, nor their instrumentalities are immune from patent or plant variety protection infringement liability. Provides the same remedies against State entities as are available against any private entity.

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Timeline

1. 21 March 1991

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 21 March 1991

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 25 March 1991

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks.

   Source: Committee

4. 17 July 1991

   Committee

   Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks. Approved for full committee consideration without amendment favorably.

   Source: Committee

5. 6 February 1992

   Reported

   Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

   Source: Committee

6. 12 May 1992

   Calendars

   Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 461.

   Source: Calendars

7. 12 May 1992

   Reported

   Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Biden without amendment. With written report No. 102-280.

   Source: Committee

8. 12 May 1992

   Reported

   Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Biden without amendment. With written report No. 102-280.

   Source: Committee

9. 12 June 1992

   Passed

   Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.

   Source: Floor

10. 12 June 1992

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

11. 15 June 1992

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

12. 15 June 1992

    Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

    Source: Floor

13. 15 June 1992

    Floor

    Received in the House.

    Source: Floor

14. 22 June 1992

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration.

    Source: Committee

15. 3 October 1992

    Passed

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

16. 3 October 1992

    Passed

    On passage Passed without objection.

    Source: Floor

17. 3 October 1992

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.

    Source: Floor

18. 3 October 1992

    Floor

    Mr. Hughes asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.

    Source: Floor

19. 3 October 1992

    Floor

    Considered by unanimous consent.

    Source: Floor

20. 3 October 1992

    Discharge

    Committee on Judiciary discharged.

    Source: Discharge

21. 3 October 1992

    Committee

    Committee on Judiciary discharged.

    Source: Committee

22. 5 October 1992

    Floor

    Message on House action received in Senate.

    Source: Floor

23. 19 October 1992

    Floor

    Presented to President.

    Source: Floor

24. 19 October 1992

    President

    Presented to President.

    Source: President

25. 28 October 1992

    Became law

    Became Public Law No: 102-560.

    Source: President

26. 28 October 1992

    Became law

    Signed by President.

    Source: BecameLaw

27. 28 October 1992

    President

    Signed by President.

    Source: President

Votes

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Versions

• Enrolled Bill · undated · Official file
• Engrossed in Senate · undated · Official file
• Introduced in Senate · undated · Official file
• Referred in House · undated · Official file
• Reported to Senate · undated · Official file

Documents

7 official files

• Reported to Senate (text)

  Reported to Senate · EN

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• Referred in House (text)

  Referred in House · EN

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN

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• Engrossed in Senate (text)

  Engrossed in Senate · EN

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• Enrolled Bill (text)

  Enrolled Bill · EN

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• Public Law (PDF)

  Public Law · EN · 29 October 1992

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 21 March 1991

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Sponsors

• Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing
• · ssju00 · Standing

Related records

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