Amendment creates a "refund" program to eliminate the potential incentive for diverting Patent and Trade Office (PTO) revenue to non-PTO programs; applies a 50 percent discount to all searches for small entities; prohibits commercial searches that apply to classified matters; prevents commercial entities from performing searches when they have a financial interest or other conflict at stake; caps the search fee after the 6th year; and requires a joint PTO and Small Business Administration study regarding the effects of the fee structure on small entities.

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Amendment Number
466
Description
Amendment creates a "refund" program to eliminate the potential incentive for diverting Patent and Trade Office (PTO) revenue to non-PTO programs; applies a 50 percent discount to all searches for small entities; prohibits commercial searches that apply to classified matters; prevents commercial entities from performing searches when they have a financial interest or other conflict at stake; caps the search fee after the 6th year; and requires a joint PTO and Small Business Administration study regarding the effects of the fee structure on small entities.
Purpose
An amendment made in order by a previous order of the House of today.
Congress
108
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Mar 3, 2004
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Sensenbrenner amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.
Latest Action Time
17:30:57
Submitted Date
Mar 3, 2004
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Sep 29, 2021
Amendment 466 — Informed