Moorhead patent term restoration bill clears House Judiciary Committee.
Executive Summary
MOORHEAD PATENT LEGISLATION CLEARS HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE by voice vote with no objection following a June 11 mark-up. The bill (HR 3460), which incorporates House Judiciary/Courts & Intellectual Property Subcommittee Chairman Moorhead's (R-Calif.) Patent Application Publication Act, would extend patent terms to make up for administrative delays at the Patent & Trademark Office. The bill is intended to ensure that patents issued under the General Agreement on Tariffs & Trade 20-years-from-filing rules are ensured of at least 17 years of patent life.