Act to Authorize the United States to Participate in Chapter II of the Patent Cooperation Treaty
This bill became law
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jun 4, 1985)
Act to Authorize the United States to Participate in Chapter II of the Patent Cooperation Treaty - Authorizes the United States to participate in Chapter II of the Patent Cooperation Treaty.
Authorizes the Patent and Trademark Office to act as the International Searching Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority with respect to international applications. (Present law authorizes such Office to act only as an International Searching Authority.) Provides that the handling fee, preliminary examination fee, and any additional fees for the international preliminary examination shall be paid within such time as may be fixed by the commissioner of Patents and Trademarks.
Makes technical and conforming amendments to provisions relating to the national stage of processing international applications designating the United States.
What just happenedNov 6, 1986
Became Public Law No: 99-616.
Who’s behind it
- Nov 6, 1986PresidentE40000
Became Public Law No: 99-616.
- Nov 6, 1986BecameLaw36000
Became Public Law No: 99-616.
- Nov 6, 1986PresidentE30000
Signed by President.
- Nov 6, 1986BecameLaw36000
Signed by President.
- Oct 30, 1986FloorE20000
Presented to President.
- Oct 30, 1986President28000
Presented to President.
- Oct 29, 1986Floor
Measure Signed in Senate.
- Oct 17, 1986Floor
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Oct 17, 1986Floor17000
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Oct 17, 1986FloorH37100
Passed House by Voice Vote.
- Oct 17, 1986Floor8000
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.
- Oct 17, 1986FloorH30000
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- Mar 27, 1986Floor
By Senator Thurmond from Committee on Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 99-275.
Judiciary Committee - Mar 27, 1986Committee14900
By Senator Thurmond from Committee on Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 99-275.
Judiciary Committee - Dec 10, 1985Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 456.
- Dec 10, 1985Committee
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond without amendment. Without written report.
Judiciary Committee - Dec 10, 1985Committee14000
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond without amendment. Without written report.
Judiciary Committee - Dec 5, 1985Committee
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Judiciary Committee - Nov 21, 1985Committee
Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks. Approved for full committee consideration without amendment favorably.
Intellectual Property Subcommittee - Jun 24, 1985Committee
Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Justice Department, Patent and Trademark Office.
Judiciary Committee - Jun 24, 1985Committee
Referred to Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks.
Intellectual Property Subcommittee - Jun 4, 1985IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Jun 4, 1985IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate