Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to intellectual property protection.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Apr 18, 1994

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) intellectual property protection should continue to be among the principal U.S. trade policy objectives; (2) the United States should pursue further strengthened levels of intellectual property protection, even after implementation of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) through bilateral, regional, and multilateral negotiations; (3) the level of such protection should be a determinant of eligibility for participation in future free trade agreements, and the provisions of law relating to existing preferential programs such as the Caribbean Basin Initiative, the General System of Preferences, and the Andean Trade Preferences, should be strengthened to encourage accelerated implementation of the TRIPS Agreement; and (4) non-trade law statutes should be clarified to ensure that they may be used in support of strong intellectual property protection abroad.

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Rep. Gejdenson, Sam [D-CT-2] · D–CT

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Ways and Means Committee

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Rep. Roth, Toby [R-WI-8]

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Sep 22, 1994
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Apr 19, 1994
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 18, 1994
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 18, 1994
Introduced in House
Apr 18, 1994
Introduced in House

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Discuss H.Con.Res.240, 103rd Congress: Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to intellectual property protection.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/240

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1994-04-18.

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Discuss H.Con.Res.240, 103rd Congress: Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to intellectual property protection.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/240

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1994-04-18.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/103/bills/hconres240/BILLS-103hconres240ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2024-02-07T16:40:02Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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