Amends the patent laws to exclude from prior art (knowledge held by a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the subject matter of the patent applies) unpublished information developed by the applicant singly or jointly with others, or which is known to the applicant only by virtue or his or her employment. (Subject matter deemed prior art is non-patentable.)
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.
Executive Comment Requested from Patent & Trademark Office, Justice.
Executive Comment Requested from SBA.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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