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H.R. 2655

Small Business Innovation Protection Act of 2017

Small Business Innovation Protection Act of 2017

This bill directs the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to enter into a partnership agreement to:

  • develop high-quality training for small business concerns related to domestic and international protection of intellectual property and how such protections should be considered in small business concerns' business plans and growth strategies, and
  • leverage existing training materials already developed to educate inventors and small business concerns.

Such training may be provided by the SBA, the USPTO, or SBA development centers (SBDCs): (1) through electronic resources, including Internet-based webinars, and (2) at physical locations, including an SBDC or the headquarters or regional office of the USPTO.

The bill amends the Small Business Act to require services at an SBDC to include training, developed by the SBA and the USPTO, in person or through a website relating to: (1) domestic and international intellectual property protections, and (2) how such protections should be considered in the business plans and growth strategies of small business concerns.

Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 507.

Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-2](D-PA)Sponsor
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  1. Calendars

    Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 507.

  2. FloorH38310

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. FloorH37300

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6030-6031)

  4. Floor8000

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6030-6031)

  5. FloorH8D000

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2655.

  6. FloorH30000

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6030-6032)

  7. FloorH30300

    Mr. Chabot moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

  8. CalendarsH12410

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 547.

  9. DischargeH12300

    Committee on the Judiciary discharged.

    Judiciary Committee
  10. Committee5500

    Committee on the Judiciary discharged.

    Judiciary Committee
  11. IntroReferralH11210

    House Committee on the Judiciary Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than May 31, 2018.

    Judiciary Committee
  12. CommitteeH12200

    Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 115-660, Part I.

    Small Business Committee
  13. Committee5000

    Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 115-660, Part I.

    Small Business Committee
  14. Committee

    Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

    Small Business Committee
  15. Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Small Business Committee
  16. Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

    Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee
  17. IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Judiciary Committee
  18. IntroReferralH11100-A

    Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  19. IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Small Business Committee
  20. IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  21. IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

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