A bill to amend title 35 of the United States Code relating to animal patents.
Transgenic Animal Patent Reform Act - Amends Federal patent law to declare that it shall not be an act of infringement for a person whose occupation is farming to: (1) reproduce a patented transgenic farm animal through breeding; (2) use it in the farming operation; or (3) sell it or its offspring.
Declares that it is an act of infringement for a person to sell the germ cells, semen, or embryos of a patented transgenic farm animal.
Authorizes the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks to accept a deposit of biological material to satisfy patent application requirements.
Declares that human beings are not patentable subject matter.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on The Judiciary. Report No: 100-888.
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on The Judiciary. Report No: 100-888.
Placed on Union Calendar No: 526.
Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Referred to Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks.
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