H.R. 1908 - Patent Reform Act of 2007
- Sponsor:
- Howard Berman
- Summary:
- To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill was voted on in the House on September 7, 2007
- Amendments:
- 5 proposed amendments. 5 accepted. rejected. View amendments
PASSED on September 7, 2007.
1/2 required to pass
voted YES: 220 voted NO: 175
Patent Reform Act of 2007
H.R. 1908 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Summary
- To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform. (by CRS)
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- Title
- To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform.
- Other Titles
- Patent Reform Act of 2007
- Patent Reform Act of 2007
- Patent Reform Act of 2007
- Sponsor
- Howard Berman
- Co-Sponsors
- Spencer Bachus
- Frederick Boucher
- Christopher Cannon
- Howard Coble
- John Conyers
- Joseph Crowley
- Jo Ann Davis
- Rahm Emanuel
- Anna Eshoo
- Robert Goodlatte
- Darlene Hooley
- Darrell Issa
- Sheila Jackson-Lee
- Zoe Lofgren
- Jim Matheson
- James Moran
- Bill Sali
- Adam Schiff
- Michael Simpson
- Adam Smith
- Lamar Smith
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz
- Robert Wexler
- Subjects
- Intellectual property
- Actions and defenses
- Administrative fees
- Administrative procedure
- Administrative remedies
- Budgets
- Civil procedure
- Claims
- Confidential communications
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Damages
- Department of Commerce
- Discovery (Law)
- Evidence (Law)
- Executive departments
- Government information
- Government paperwork
- Governmental investigations
- Inventions
- Inventors
- Jurisdiction
- Law
- Oaths
- Patent infringement
- Patents
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 4/18/2007 Referred to Committee Amendments (5 proposed) Passed House 9/07/2007 - Bill History
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Chamber Motion Date Result select this vote House On agreeing to the Issa amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote. 9/07/2007 PASSED by voice vote select this vote House On agreeing to the Issa amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote. 9/07/2007 PASSED by voice vote select this vote House On agreeing to the Jackson-Lee (TX) amendment (A004) Agreed to by voice vote. 9/07/2007 PASSED by voice vote select this vote House On agreeing to the Pence amendment (A005) Agreed to by voice vote. 9/07/2007 PASSED by voice vote select this vote House Amendment 1 to H.R. 1908 9/07/2007 This amendment PASSED the House 263 voted YES 136 voted NO 38 voted present/not votingcurrently selected House On Passage - House - H.R. 1908 Patent Reform Act of 2007 9/07/2007 This bill PASSED the House 220 voted YES 175 voted NO 37 voted present/not votingAction Date Description Introduced 4/18/2007 4/18/2007 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. 4/18/2007 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E773-775) 4/20/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property. 4/26/2007 Subcommittee Hearings Held. 5/16/2007 Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. 5/16/2007 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote . 7/18/2007 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Put on a legislative calendar 7/18/2007 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. 9/04/2007 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 110-314. Put on a legislative calendar 9/04/2007 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 200. 9/06/2007 Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 636 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1908 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order againist consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The resolution provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary, now printed in the bill shall be considered as an original bill. 9/07/2007 Rule H. Res. 636 passed House. 9/07/2007 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 636, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Conyers amendment. 9/07/2007 Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. Conyers. 9/07/2007 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Conyers amendment the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Berman demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day. 9/07/2007 Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Issa. 9/07/2007 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 636, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Issa amendment. 9/07/2007 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 636, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Issa amendment. select this vote Vote 9/07/2007 On agreeing to the Issa amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote. 9/07/2007 Amendment (A003) offered by Mr. Issa. 9/07/2007 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Issa amendment the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Rohrabacher demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day. 9/07/2007 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Issa amendment the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Rohrabacher demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day. select this vote Vote 9/07/2007 On agreeing to the Issa amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote. 9/07/2007 Amendment (A004) offered by Ms. Jackson-Lee (TX). 9/07/2007 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 636, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson-Lee amendment. 9/07/2007 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Jackson-Lee (TX) amendment the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Rohrabacher demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day. select this vote Vote 9/07/2007 On agreeing to the Jackson-Lee (TX) amendment (A004) Agreed to by voice vote. 9/07/2007 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 636, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Pence amendment. 9/07/2007 Amendment (A005) offered by Mr. Pence. 9/07/2007 ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Rohrabacher asked unanimous consent that his requests for recorded votes on amendments numbered 2, 3 and 4 be withdrawn to the end that the amendments be considered as disposed of according to the voice votes taken in each instance. Agreed to without objection. select this vote Vote 9/07/2007 On agreeing to the Pence amendment (A005) Agreed to by voice vote. 9/07/2007 The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1908. 9/07/2007 The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. 9/07/2007 The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. 9/07/2007 The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 1908. select this vote Vote 9/07/2007 Amendment 1 to H.R. 1908 currently selected House Vote on Passage 9/07/2007 On Passage - House - H.R. 1908 Patent Reform Act of 2007 9/08/2007 Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 636. 9/08/2007 House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 636 and Rule XVIII. 9/08/2007 The Speaker designated the Honorable Hilda L. Solis to act as Chairwoman of the Committee. 9/08/2007 Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1908 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order againist consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The resolution provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary, now printed in the bill shall be considered as an original bill. 9/08/2007 GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1908. 9/10/2007 Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. Put on a legislative calendar 9/11/2007 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 348. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status select this vote H. Amdt. 789 Conyers, John [D-MI14] September 7, 2007 Passed by roll call vote on September 7, 2007. Manager's amendment consist of the text of the amendment contained in House Report 110-319 and printed on pages H10292-10294 in the Congressional Record for Sept. 7, 2007.
select this vote H. Amdt. 790 Issa, Darrell [R-CA49] September 7, 2007 Passed by voice vote on September 7, 2007. Amendment permits applicants to delay publication of applications until the later of (1) three months after a second PTO decision or (2) 18 months after the filing date.
select this vote H. Amdt. 791 Issa, Darrell [R-CA49] September 7, 2007 Passed by voice vote on September 7, 2007. Amendment adds language to the section relating to United States Patent and Trademark Office regulatory authority to provide Congress 60 days to review regulations before they take effect.
select this vote H. Amdt. 792 Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX18] September 7, 2007 Passed by voice vote on September 7, 2007. Amendment requires the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to conduct a study of patent damage awards in cases where such awards have been based on a reasonable royalty under section 284 of title 35, United States Code.
select this vote H. Amdt. 793 Pence, Mike [R-IN6] September 7, 2007 Passed by voice vote on September 7, 2007. Amendment prohibits a post-grant review from being instituted based upon the best mode requirement of patent law.
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opposed this bill
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