To authorize appropriations for the Patent and Trademark Office in the Department of Commerce for fiscal year 1994.
Patent and Trademark Office Authorization Act of 1993 - Authorizes appropriations to the Patent and Trademark Office for FY 1994.
Sets the trademark fee at $245 and prohibits any adjustments to such fee before October 1, 1994.
Amends the Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984 to authorize the owner of record of the patent or its agent to submit an application to the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks for an interim extension of such patent if the owner or agent expects that the regulatory review period that began for the product involved may extend beyond such expiration.
Directs the Commissioner to issue to the applicant a certificate of interim extension for a maximum one-year period, subject to specified conditions.
Limits an applicant to four subsequent interim extensions and to one extension in some cases. Requires applications for such extensions to be made during the period beginning 60 days before, and ending 30 days before, the expiration of the preceding interim extension.
Terminates such interim extension at the end of the 60-day period beginning on the date on which the product involved receives permission for commercial marketing or use, unless within such period, the applicant notifies the Commissioner of such permission and submits any additional information not previously contained in the interim extension application. Extends such patent for at least five years from the date of the expiration of the original patent term or, in certain circumstances, from the date on which the product involved receives approval for commercial marketing or use.
Limits the rights derived from the extended patents during the period of interim extension in the case of a patent which claims a: (1) product, to any use then under regulatory review; (2) method of using a product, to any use claimed by the patent then under regulatory review; and (3) method of manufacturing a product, to the method of manufacturing as used to make the product then under regulatory review.
Extends the terms of certain patents for the badges of the American Legion, the American Legion Women's Auxiliary, and the Sons of the American Legion.
Amendment SP 1161 proposed by Senator Ford for Senator Glenn.
Amendment SP 1161 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR 11/10/1993 S15633-15634)
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR 11/10/1993 S15633-15634)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Mr. Brooks asked unanimous consent that the House agree with amendments to the Senate amendment.
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree with amendments to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection.(consideration: CR H10256-10257)
On motion that the House agree with amendments to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection. (consideration: CR H10256-10257)
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate amendment.
Enacted as Public Law 103-179
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Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendments to the Senate amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S16866-16867)
Senate agreed to the House amendments to the Senate amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S16866-16867)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 103-179.
Became Public Law No: 103-179.