Amendment105th Congress
Amendment sought to limit the defense to patent infringement based on prior domestic use, to the actual quantity, volume, or scope of the prior use.
- Amendment Number
- 27
- Description
- Amendment sought to limit the defense to patent infringement based on prior domestic use, to the actual quantity, volume, or scope of the prior use.
- Purpose
- An amendment, printed as amendment No. 1 in the Congressional Record of April 16, 1997, to limit the extent to which prior commercial users of subsequently patented inventions without paying royalties. The amendment would restrict prior use to the scope and volume of use prior to the time a patent was granted.
- Congress
- 105
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Apr 23, 1997
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the Campbell amendment (A003) Failed by recorded vote: 185 - 224 (Roll no. 86).
- Latest Action Time
- 17:26:43
- Submitted Date
- Apr 23, 1997
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Aug 15, 2021