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S.866: Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 113th Congress
- This bill is primarily about commerce
- Introduced May 6, 2013
- Latest Major Action May 6, 2013
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Bill Summary
Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013 - Amends the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to remove the eight-year sunset provision with respect to the transitional post-grant review program available to review the validity of covered business method patents, thereby making the program permanent. Expands the term "covered business method patent" to include a patent that claims a method or corresponding apparatus for performing data processing or...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| May 6, 2013 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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| May 6, 2013 |
Introduced in the Senate by Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) |