Bill113th Congress

S. 866

Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013

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Introduced
May 6, 2013
Origin Chamber
Senate
Policy Area
Commerce
Latest Action
May 6, 2013

Sponsor

Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]

Democrat·NY
Bioguide ID: S000148
First Name: Charles
Middle Name: E.
Last Name: Schumer
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Committees
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Actions
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Amendments
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Related Bills
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Subjects
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Bill Details

Update Date
Jan 11, 2023
Origin Chamber
Senate
Bill Type
S
Bill Number
866
Congress
113
Introduced Date
May 6, 2013
Policy Area
Commerce
Is Law
No
May 6, 2013IntroReferral

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Source: Senate

May 6, 2013IntroReferral10000

Introduced in Senate

Source: Library of Congress

Introduced in Senate· May 6, 20130

Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013 - Amends the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to remove the eight-year sunset provision with respect to the transitional post-grant review program available to review the validity of covered business method patents, thereby making the program permanent.

Expands the term "covered business method patent" to include a patent that claims a method or corresponding apparatus for performing data processing or other operations used in the practice, administration, or management of any enterprise, product, or service, except technological inventions. (Current law limits the program to financial products or services.)

Judiciary Committee

Senate· Standing
Financial services and investmentsIntellectual property

Introduced in Senate

May 6, 2013

Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013 — Informed