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H.R.1791: Grace Period Restoration Act of 2015
About This Bill
- Introduced April 14, 2015
- Latest Major Action May 15, 2015
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Bill Summary
Grace Period Restoration Act of 2015 Amends federal patent law to revise the one-year grace period under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) that prohibits certain pre-filing disclosures made during the year preceding the effective filing date of a claimed invention from being considered prior art that would make the claim ineligible for a patent based on lack of novelty or obvious subject matter grounds. (A disclosure that is prior art...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
Date | Description |
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May 15, 2015 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
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April 14, 2015 |
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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April 14, 2015 |
Introduced in the House by F. James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) |