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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Apr 2, 2003
United States Patent and Trademark Fee Modernization Act of 2003 - Amends Federal patent law to: (1) lower patent filing and basic national fees; (2) increase excess claims, disclaimer, appeal, extension, revival, and maintenance fees; and (3) add new application examination, patent search, and patent issuance fees.Prescribes fees under the Trademark Act of 1946 for electronic and paper applications for trademark registration.
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Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] · R–TX
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 487.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Hatch without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Hatch without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 379 - 28 (Roll no. 38).
House roll call 38 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 379 - 28 (Roll no. 38).
House roll call 38 · Individual votesThe previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1561.
DEBATE - Pursuant to H. Res. 547 the Committee of the Whole proceeded with twenty minutes of debate on the Sensenbrenner amendment.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1561.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Ray LaHood to act as Chairman of the Committee.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 547 and Rule XVIII.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1561 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 547. (consideration: CR H790, H793-804; text of measure as reported in House: CR H799-801)
Rule H. Res. 547 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 547 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1561 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 132.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 108-241.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 108-241.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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