A bill to modify the application of the antitrust laws to encourage the licensing and other use of certain intellectual property.
Intellectual Property Antitrust Protection Act of 1989 - Provides that an intellectual property right shall not be presumed to define a market or to establish market power or monopoly power in any action in which the right holder is alleged to have violated antitrust laws in marketing or distributing a protected product or service.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Biden under the authority of the order of Mar 9, 89 without amendment. With written report No. 101-8.
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Biden under the authority of the order of Mar 9, 89 without amendment. With written report No. 101-8.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 26.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law.
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