Process Patent Amendments Act of 1987
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Just introduced
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Feb 19, 1987)
Process Patent Amendments Act of 1987 - Amends the patent laws to make it an infringement of patent to use, sell, or import into the United States without authority a product produced by a process patented in the United States. Requires the infringer to know or be on notice that the product was made by a process patented in the United States before a process patent holder may recover damages. Permits a retailer to continue to sell out an inventory of infringing products subject to specified conditions, including disclosure of the source of supply.
Grants the patent holder a reasonable royalty from such sales. Requires a manufacturer to disclose, upon request, the process patents owned or licensed to such manufacturer. Limits such requests to parties engaged in the same business. Conditions the remedy or limitation of remedy upon whether or not a party to an infringement action requested disclosure.
Directs the Department of Commerce to report to the Congress annually for five years on the effect such restriction has on the importation of ingredients for U.S. manufacturing.
What just happenedApr 22, 1987
Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 100-148.
Who’s behind it
- Apr 22, 1987Committee
Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 100-148.
Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks Subcommittee - Feb 20, 1987Committee
Referred to Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks.
Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks Subcommittee - Feb 19, 1987IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Feb 19, 1987IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate