[20000228]RS20407_1999年美国发明家保护法.pdf

1 Patent reform provisions in the 106th Congress passed the House on August 4, 1999 (H.R. 1907)and the Senate Judiciary Committee on November 2, 1999 (S. 1798). The House-SenateConference Committee incorporated patent reform in Title IV of H.R. 1554 (See H.Rept. 106-464).Congress approved the Intellectual Property and Communications Omnibus Reform Act of 1999(S. 1948) on November 19, 1999. The Act is attached to the Consolidated Appropriations Act forfiscal year 2000 (H.R. 3194; H.Rept. 106-479).Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS20407Updated February 28, 2000American Inventors Protection Act of 1999Michael V. SeitzingerLegislative AttorneyAmerican Law DivisionSummaryAfter several years of consideration, on Friday, November 19, 1999, Congress gavefinal approval to a bill which makes major changes to the patent laws. On this day theSenate passed the American Inventors Protection Act of 1999 as part of the IntellectualProperty and Communications Omnibus Reform Act of 1999, attached by reference tothe Consolidated Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2000. Major provisions of the billinclude provisions to