Authorizes appropriations for the Patent and Trademark Office for FY 1986 through 1988. Reduces patent fees for independent inventors, nonprofit organizations, and small businesses. States that appropriations may remain available until expended.
Prohibits the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks from increasing certain trademark and patent fees during FY 1986 through 1988 except to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index. Requires the Commissioner to report to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees annually on the collection and use of patent fees.
Prohibits the Commissioner from imposing fees for the use of public patent or trademark searching facilities.
Requires the Commissioner to report to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees on the revised master automation plan and before the implementation of each key deployment decision. Prohibits the implementation of such decision before the expiration of the notice period.
Prohibits the Commissioner from exchanging automatic data processing resources during such years, except as specified.
Clean Bill H.R.2434 Reported in Lieu.
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond with amendments. With written report No. 99-305. Additional views filed.
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond with amendments. With written report No. 99-305. Additional views filed.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 656.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
Resolving differences -- House actions: House Agreed to Senate Amendments 001, 004, 005, 008, 009, 010, 011 by Unanimous Consent.
House Agreed to Senate Amendments 001, 004, 005, 008, 009, 010, 011 by Unanimous Consent.
Resolving differences -- House actions: House Concurred, in Senate Amendments 002, 003, 006, 007 , with Amendments by Unanimous Consent.
House Concurred, in Senate Amendments 002, 003, 006, 007 , with Amendments by Unanimous Consent.
Message on House action received in Senate and held at desk: House amendments to Senate amendments.
Enacted as Public Law 99-607
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Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to House amendment to Senate amendment nos. 2, 3, 6, and 7 by Voice Vote.
Senate agreed to House amendment to Senate amendment nos. 2, 3, 6, and 7 by Voice Vote.
Measure Signed in Senate.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 99-607.
Became Public Law No: 99-607.