Amendment sought to strike section 5 in the America Invents Act which expanded the prior-user rights defense to apply to all patents with minimal exceptions.

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Amendment Number
493
Description
Amendment sought to strike section 5 in the America Invents Act which expanded the prior-user rights defense to apply to all patents with minimal exceptions.
Purpose
An amendment numbered 3 printed in Part B of House Report 112-111 to strike Section 5, the `prior user rights' language, and conform H.R. 1249 to H.R. 1908, as passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on September 7, 2007, and S. 23, as passed by the U.S. Senate on March 8, 2011.
Congress
112
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Jun 23, 2011
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Baldwin amendment (A003) Failed by recorded vote: 81 - 342 (Roll no. 483).
Latest Action Time
16:47:38
Submitted Date
Jun 23, 2011
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Jul 11, 2021
Amendment 493 — Informed