Amends Federal patent law to provide that a process of making a product shall not be considered obvious (and shall thus be patentable) if an essential material used in the process is novel and nonobvious.
Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to declare as an unlawful trade practice the importation into the United States of articles made or processed by means of a biotechnological material infringing on an enforceable U.S. patent.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Administration of Justice.
Executive Comment Requested from Commerce, NIH.
Executive Comment Requested from USTR.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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