09/07/07 2:23 PM
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of
H. Res. 636,
the
Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate
on the Jackson-Lee amendment.
09/07/07 2:22 PM
Amendment offered by Ms. Jackson-Lee (TX).
09/07/07 2:22 PM
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 110-319
to require the Director of the United States Patent and
Trademark Office to conduct a study of patent damage awards
in cases from at least 1990 to the present where such
awards have been based on a reasonable royalty under Section
284 of Title 35 of the United States Code. The Director
of the PTO would be required to submit the findings to
Congress no later than one year after the Act's enactment.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the
Issa amendment the Chair put the question on adoption of the
amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had
prevailed. Mr. Rohrabacher demanded a recorded vote and the
Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of
adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative
day.
09/07/07 2:09 PM
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of
H. Res. 636,
the
Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate
on the Issa amendment.
Amendment offered by Mr. Issa.
09/07/07 2:09 PM
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 110-319
to change the section relating to United States Patent
and Trademark Office regulatory authority by adding the
requirement that Congress be provided 60 days to review
regulations before they take effect. Congress may bar
implementation of the regulation by enactment of a joint
resolution of disapproval.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the
Issa amendment the Chair put the question on adoption of the
amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had
prevailed. Mr. Rohrabacher demanded a recorded vote and the
Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of
adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative
day.
09/07/07 1:58 PM
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of
H. Res. 636,
the
Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate
on the Issa amendment.
09/07/07 1:57 PM
Amendment offered by Mr. Issa.
09/07/07 1:57 PM
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 110-319
to eliminate provisions in the law permitting certain
applicants to delay or prevent publication of their applications.
The amendment would strike that provision and permit applicants
to delay publication until the later of (1) three months
after a second PTO decision or (2) 18 months after the
filing date.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the
Conyers amendment the Chair put the question on adoption of
the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had
prevailed. Mr. Berman demanded a recorded vote and the Chair
postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of
the amendment until later in the legislative day.
09/07/07 1:33 PM
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of
H. Res. 636,
the
Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate
on the Conyers amendment.
Amendment offered by Mr. Conyers.
09/07/07 1:33 PM
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-319
to incorporate a number of revisions including revisions
to the sections on damages, willful infringement, prior
user rights, post-grant review, venue, inequitable conduct,
applicant disclosure information and inventor's oath requirements,
among others.
