(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Establishes a pilot program in certain U.S. district courts under which: (1) those district judges who request to hear cases involving patent or plant variety protection issues are designated by the chief judge to hear them; (2) such cases are randomly assigned to the district court judges, regardless of whether they are designated; (3) a judge not designated to whom such a case is assigned may decline to accept the case; and (4) a case so declined is randomly reassigned to one of those judges so designated.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
Mr. Berman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1430-1433)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 34.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1430)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1430)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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