Intellectual Property - Legislation
- Bill Signed by President: H.R.1105 Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009
Making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.
March 11, 2009: Signed by President.
(March 9, 2009) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1298 Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2009
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs, and for other purposes.
(March 2, 2009) - Bill Introduced: S.525 Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2009
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs, and for other purposes.
(March 2, 2009) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1260 Patent Reform Act of 2009
To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform.
(March 1, 2009) - Bill Introduced: S.515 Patent Reform Act of 2009
A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform.
(March 1, 2009) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1202 To require a report on business and investment climates in foreign ...
To require a report on business and investment climates in foreign countries, and for other purposes.
(February 23, 2009) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1103 To modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of ...
To modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names.
(February 11, 2009) - Bill Introduced: H.R.848 Performance Rights Act
To provide parity in radio performance rights under title 17, United States Code, and for other purposes.
(February 2, 2009) - Bill Introduced: S.379 Performance Rights Act
A bill to provide fair compensation to artists for use of their sound recordings.
(February 2, 2009) - Bill Introduced: S.369 Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act
A bill to prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market.
(February 1, 2009) - Bill Introduced: H.R.801 Fair Copyright in Research Works Act
To amend title 17, United States Code, with respect to works connected to certain funding agreements.
(February 1, 2009) - Bill Introduced: S.299 A bill to establish a pilot program in certain United States district ...
A bill to establish a pilot program in certain United States district courts to encourage enhancement of expertise in patent cases among district judges.
(January 20, 2009) - Bill Introduced: H.R.628 To establish a pilot program in certain United States district courts ...
To establish a pilot program in certain United States district courts to encourage enhancement of expertise in patent cases among district judges.
(January 20, 2009) - Bill Introduced: H.R.496 Trade Enforcement Act of 2009
To amend United States trade laws to eliminate foreign barriers to exports of United States goods and services, to restore rights under trade remedy laws, to strengthen enforcement of United States intellectual property rights and health and safety laws at United States borders, and for other purposes.
(January 12, 2009) - Bill Introduced: H.Res.30 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to ...
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to continue aggressive growth in our Nation's telecommunications and technology industries, the United States Government should "Get Out of the Way and Stay Out of the Way".
(January 5, 2009) - Bill Introduced: H.R.188 Cuba Reconciliation Act
To lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and for other purposes.
(January 4, 2009) - Bill Signed by President: H.R.6531 Vessel Hull Design Protection Amendments of 2008
To amend chapter 13 of title 17, United States Code (relating to the vessel hull design protection), to clarify the definitions of a hull and a deck.
October 16, 2008: Signed by President.
(October 14, 2008) - Bill Enacted: H.R.7084 Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008
To amend section 114 of title 17, United States Code, to provide for agreements for the reproduction and performance of sound recordings by webcasters.
October 16, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-435.
(October 14, 2008) - Bill Signed by President: S.3325 The Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Act of 2008
A bill to enhance remedies for violations of intellectual property laws, and for other purposes.
October 13, 2008: Signed by President.
(October 11, 2008) - Bill Signed by President: S.3295 A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, and the ...
A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, and the Trademark Act of 1946 to provide that the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, shall appoint administrative patent judges and administrative trademark judges, and for other purposes.
August 12, 2008: Signed by President.
(August 10, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6362 To amend title 35, United States Code, and the Trademark Act of 1946 ...
To amend title 35, United States Code, and the Trademark Act of 1946 to provide that the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, shall appoint administrative patent judges and administrative trademark judges, and for other purposes.
(June 23, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3182 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009
An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.
(June 21, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6344 Responsive Government Act of 2008
To provide emergency authority to delay or toll judicial proceedings in United States district and circuit courts, and for other purposes.
(June 21, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3106 Vessel Hull Design Protection Amendments of 2008
A bill to amend chapter 13 of title 17, United States Code (relating to the vessel hull design protection), to clarify the definitions of a hull and a deck.
(June 8, 2008) - Bill Enacted: S.2739 Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008
A bill to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Department of Energy, to implement further the Act approving the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America, to amend the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003, and for other purposes.
May 08, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-229.
(May 6, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2787 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009
A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2009, and for other purposes.
(March 29, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5629 Pathway for Biosimilars Act
To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a pathway for the licensure of biosimilar biological products, and for other purposes.
(March 11, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5638 To amend title 35, United States Code, to create an exception from ...
To amend title 35, United States Code, to create an exception from infringement for certain component parts used to repair another article of manufacture.
(March 11, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2661 Anti-Phishing Consumer Protection Act of 2008
A bill to prohibit the collection of identifying information of individuals by false, fraudulent, or deceptive means through the Internet, a practice known as "phishing", to provide the Federal Trade Commission the necessary authority to enforce such prohibition, and for other purposes.
(February 23, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2614 GEAR Act
A bill to facilitate the development, demonstration, and implementation of technology for the use in removing carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.
(February 6, 2008) - Bill Signed by President: H.R.4986 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
To provide for the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, as previously enrolled, with certain modifications to address the foreign sovereign immunities provisions of title 28, United States Code, with respect to the attachment of property in certain judgements against Iraq, the lapse of statutory authorities for the payment of bonuses, special pays, and similar benefits for members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.
January 28, 2008: Signed by President.
(January 26, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4780 To enact title 51, United States Code, "National and ...
To enact title 51, United States Code, "National and Commercial Space Programs", as positive law.
(December 16, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4290 Homeland Security Technology Advancement Act
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for additional availability of testing facilities and equipment and to extend the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to carry out certain research and development projects.
(December 3, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4279 PRO-IP Act of 2007
To enhance remedies for violations of intellectual property laws, and for other purposes.
(December 3, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2369 A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide that certain ...
A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide that certain tax planning inventions are not patentable, and for other purposes.
(November 13, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2210 Medical Innovation Prize Act of 2007
A bill to provide incentives for investment in research and development for new medicines, to enhance access to new medicines, and for other purposes.
(October 17, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2168 Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act of 2007
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to enable increased federal prosecution of identity theft crimes and to allow for restitution to victims of identity theft.
(October 14, 2007) - Bill Enacted: H.R.3580 Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act of 2007
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and for medical devices, to enhance the postmarket authorities of the Food and Drug Administration with respect to the safety of drugs, and for other purposes.
September 27, 2007: Became Public Law No: 110-85.
(September 25, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3578 Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act
To safeguard the economic health of the United States and the health and safety of United States citizens by improving the management, coordination, and effectiveness of domestic and international intellectual property rights enforcement, and for other purposes.
(September 16, 2007) - Bill Enacted: H.R.556 National Security Foreign Investment Reform and Strengthened Transparency ...
To ensure national security while promoting foreign investment and the creation and maintenance of jobs, to reform the process by which such investments are examined for any effect they may have on national security, to establish the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, and for other purposes.
July 26, 2007: Became Public Law No: 110-49.
(July 24, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3023 Drug and Medical Device Company Gift Disclosure Act
To require the manufacturers, packers, and distributors of prescription drugs and medical devices to disclose certain gifts provided in connection with detailing, promotional, or other marketing activities, and for other purposes.
(July 10, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2992 SBA Trade Programs Act of 2007
To amend the Small Business Act to improve trade programs, and for other purposes.
(July 9, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1695 Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a pathway for the licensure of biosimilar biological products, to promote innovation in the life sciences, and for other purposes.
(June 24, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1610 Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007
An original bill to ensure national security while promoting foreign investment and the creation and maintenance of jobs, to reform the process by which such investments are examined for any effect they may have on national security, to establish the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, and for other purposes.
(June 11, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2694 Motor Vehicle Owners Right to Repair Act of 2007
To protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles, and for other purposes.
(June 11, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2365 To amend title 35, United States Code, to limit damages and other ...
To amend title 35, United States Code, to limit damages and other remedies with respect to patents for tax planning methods.
(May 15, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2301 Livestock Identification and Marketing Opportunities Act
To establish a Livestock Identification Board to create and implement a national livestock identification system.
(May 12, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1145 Patent Reform Act of 2007
A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform.
(April 16, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1908 Patent Reform Act of 2007
To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform.
(April 16, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1902 Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2007
To prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market, and for other purposes.
(April 15, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.Res.314 Supporting the goals of World Intellectual Property Day, and for ...
Supporting the goals of World Intellectual Property Day, and for other purposes.
(April 15, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1088 Lower PRICED Drugs Act
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to market exclusivity for certain drugs, and for other purposes.
(April 9, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1082 Medical Device User Fee Amendments of 2007
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to reauthorize and amend the prescription drug user fee provisions, and for other purposes.
(April 8, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1775 Freedom of Information Improvement Act
To amend section 552 of title 5, United States Code (popularly known as the Freedom of Information Act) to require the disclosure of certain information related to Federal contractors, and for other purposes.
(March 27, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1432 Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act
To prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market.
(March 7, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.749 A bill to modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts ...
A bill to modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names.
(February 28, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1306 To modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of ...
To modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names.
(February 27, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1300 Railroad Track Modernization Act of 2007
To strengthen national security and promote energy independence by reducing the Nation's reliance on foreign oil, improving vehicle technology and efficiency, increasing the distribution of alternative fuels, bolstering rail infrastructure, and expanding access to public transit.
(February 27, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.674 Transparency and Accountability in Military and Security Contracting Act ...
A bill to require accountability and enhanced congressional oversight for personnel performing private security functions under Federal contracts, and for other purposes.
(February 14, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.625 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act
A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products.
(February 13, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1108 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act
To protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products.
(February 13, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.623 Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the licensing of comparable and interchangeable biological products, and for other purposes.
(February 13, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1038 To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the licensing ...
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the licensing of comparable and interchangeable biological products, and for other purposes.
(February 12, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.554 Act For Our Kids
A bill to reduce the Federal budget deficit, and for other purposes.
(February 10, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.522 Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act
A bill to safeguard the economic health of the United States and the health and safety of the United States citizens by improving the management, coordination, and effectiveness of domestic and international intellectual property rights enforcement, and for other purposes.
(February 5, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.316 Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act
A bill to prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market.
(January 15, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1604 Judicial Powers Restoration Act of 2005
A bill to restore to the judiciary the power to decide all trademark and trade name cases arising under the laws and treaties of the United States, and for other purposes.
(July 27, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3372 United States Trademark Defense Act of 2005
To improve and promote compliance with international intellectual property obligations and to defend United States intellectual property interests from suspension of benefits abroad, and for other purposes.
(July 19, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1689 To modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of ...
To modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names.
(April 17, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.691 A bill to modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts ...
A bill to modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names.
(April 2, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.719 Agricultural Export Facilitation Act of 2005
To facilitate the sale of United States agricultural products to Cuba, as authorized by the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000.
(February 7, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.328 Agricultural Export Facilitation Act of 2005
A bill to facilitate the sale of United States agricultural products to Cuba, as authorized by the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000.
(February 7, 2005)