Bills Pending in Congress which relate to Patent, Trademark & Copyright Laws:

Bills Pending in Congress which relate to Patent, Trademark & Copyright Laws:


Title 35 : Patents Title 15, Chap 22: Trademarks Title 17: Copyrights

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(updated 12/16/2007)


House Bills	Summary	Latest Major Action
H.R. 24	To encourage the preservation and restoration of copyrighted works for research, scholarly, and educational purposes.	3/2/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
H.R. 34	To establish a pilot program in certain United States district courts to encourage enhancement of expertise in patent cases among district judges.	2/13/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
H.R. 121	To make technical corrections in patent law.	3/2/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
H.R. 328	To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs, and for other purposes.	6/21/2005 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
H.R. 602	To amend section 119 of title 17, United States Code, to allow the secondary transmission to any subscriber in the State of Oklahoma of primary transmissions of local network stations in that State.	3/1/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
H.R. 977	To amend title 35, United States Code, to prohibit the patenting of human genetic material.	3/12007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
H.R. 1201	To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to provide that the advertising or sale of a mislabeled copy-protected music disc is an unfair method of competition and an unfair and deceptive act or practice, and for other purposes.	3/22/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
H.R. 1037	To make technical corrections to title 17, United States Code	05/10/2005 Placed on Union Calendar #36
H.R. 784	To clarify that service marks, collective marks, and certification marks are entitled to the same protections, rights, and privileges of trademarks.	04/04/2005 Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property
H.R. 2408	To amend title 17, United States Code, to allow abandoned copyrighted works to enter the public domain after 50 years	7/1/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
H.R. 2795	To amend title 35, United States Code, relating to the procurement, enforcement, and validity of patents.	9/15/2005 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Hearings Held on Issue by Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property. The Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R 2795
H.R. 2791	To amend title 35, United States Code, with respect to patent fees, and for other purposes.	2/8/2006 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 203.
H.R. 3154	To provide incentives for pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, and medical device companies to invest in research and development with respect to antibiotic drugs, antivirals, diagnostic tests, and vaccines that may be used to identify, treat, or prevent an infectious disease, and for other purposes	7/29/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
H.R. 4102	To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for compulsory licensing of certain patented inventions relating to health care emergencies.	2/6/2006 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
H.R. 4131	To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for compulsory licensing of certain patented inventions relating to health care emergencies, and to provide that applications under section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act that are submitted pursuant to such licenses may be approved with immediate effective dates.	2/6/2006 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
H.R. 4208	To amend title 35, United States Code, to promote research among universities, the public sector, and private enterprise in the informatics realm	2/6/2006 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
H.R. 4536	To amend title 17, United States Code, to safeguard the rights and expectations of consumers who lawfully obtain digital entertainment.	12/14/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
H.R. 4742	To amend title 35, United States Code, to allow the Director of the Patent and Trademark Office to waive statutory provisions governing patents and trademarks in certain emergencies.	12/06/2006 Received in Senate.
H.R. 4792	To fix the Medicare Part D prescription drug program by requiring the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate fair prices for prescription drugs on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries, to further reduce drug costs to consumers by allowing the importation of prescription drugs under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, to provide seniors with adequate time to consider their options under Medicare part D by extending the 2006 Medicare prescription drug enrollment period through December 31, 2006, without penalty, and for other purposes.	2/17/2006 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
H.R. 5096	To amend title 35, United States Code, to modify certain procedures relating to patents.	4/5/2006 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
H.R. 5055	To amend title 17, United States Code, to provide protection for fashion design.	7/27/2006 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
H.R. 5120	To amend title 35, United States Code, to conform certain filing provisions within the Patent and Trademark Office.	9/14/2006 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Senate Bills	Summary	Latest Major Action
S.3	A bill to strengthen and protect America in the war on terror.	1/24/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S. 109	A bill entitled the "Pharmaceutical Market Access Act of 2005".	1/24/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
S 124	To provide certain counties with the ability to receive television broadcast signals of their choice.	1/4/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
S 256	To harmonize rate setting standards for copyright licenses under sections 112 and 114 of title 17 , United States Code, and for other purposes.	1/11/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
S. 258	To clarify provisions relating to statutory copyright licenses for satellite carriers.	1/11/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
S. 283	A bill to amend the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003, and for other purposes.	2/15/2007 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 42.
S. 975	A bill to provide incentives to increase research by private sector entities to develop medical countermeasures to prevent, detect, identify, contain, and treat illnesses, including those associated with biological, chemical, nuclear, or radiological weapons attack or an infectious disease outbreak, and for other purposes.	7/21/2005 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Held a roundtable discussion of the bill.
S. 1095	A bill to amend chapter 113 of title 18, United States Code, to clarify the prohibition on the trafficking in goods or services, and for other purposes.	2/6/2006 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
S.1600	A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure full access to digital television in areas served by low-power television, and for other purposes.	7/29/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
S. 1020	A bill to make the United States competitive in a global economy. (Title III Section 301 relates to PTO Fees and funding)	5/12/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S 1785	A bill to amend chapter 13 of title 17, United States Code (relating to the vessel hull design protection), to clarify the distinction between a hull and a deck, to provide factors for the determination of the protectability of a revised design, to provide guidance for assessments of substantial similarity, and for other purposes.	3/1/2006 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
S. 2644	A bill to harmonize rate setting standards for copyright licenses under sections 112 and 114 of title 17, United States Code, and for other purposes.	4/25/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.