Patent Information Dissemination Act of 1991
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Mar 21, 1991)
Patent Information Dissemination Act of 1991 - Directs the Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks (the Commissioner) to produce master compact discs formatted with read-only memory (CD-ROMs) containing sequential and classified patent information and to provide copies of them to the public at the United States Patent and Trademark Office public patent search library and each designated Patent Depository Library.
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of Commerce should attempt to modify any agreement provision in a bilateral agreement with a foreign government that precludes or severely limits the dissemination of patent information in accordance with this Act.
Directs the Commission to: (1) establish fees to recover certain estimated average marginal costs of CD-ROM purchases; and (2) report to the Congress on the implementation of this Act. Authorizes appropriations.
What just happenedMar 25, 1991
Referred to Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks.
Who’s behind it
- Mar 25, 1991Committee
Referred to Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks.
Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks Subcommittee - Mar 21, 1991IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Mar 21, 1991IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate