House Vote 85 (1997)

Date: 1997-04-17   Congress: 105-1

Question: On Agreeing to the Amendment

Description: HR400 — H.R.400 BY COBLE (R-NC) -- 21ST CENTURY PATENT SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT ACT PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE MODERNIZATION ACT EXAMINING PROCEDURE IMPROVEMENTS ACT PROTECTION FOR PRIOR DOMESTIC COMMERCIAL AND RESEARCH USERS OF PATENTED TECHNOLOGIES ACT ENHANCED PROTECTION OF INVENTORS' RIGHTS ACT IMPROVED REEXAMINATION PROCEDURES ACT (HOUSE REJECTED THE ROHRABACHER AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE THAT SOUGHT TO ESTABLISH A 17-YEAR PATENT TERM FROM THE DATE THE PATENT IS GRANTED OR 20 YEARS FROM THE DATE THE PATENT APPLICATION IS FILED; PROVIDE THAT PATENT APPLICATIONS CAN BE PUBLISHED ONLY IF THE INFORMATION IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN IN OTHER COUNTRIES AT THE TIME IT IS FILED IN THE UNITED STATES, THE APPLICATION HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE PATENT AND TRADE OFFICE (PTO) FOR FIVE YEARS OR LONGER AND PTO DETERMINES THAT THE PUBLIC INTEREST SERVED BY PUBLICATION, OR THE INVENTOR DELIBERATELY WITHHOLDS PUBLICATION OF THE PATENT; PROVIDE FOR PATENT EXAMINER TRAINING; REQUIRE THAT USER FEES BE USED ONLY FOR THE PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE; AND SPECIFY THAT CONTRACTS BETWEEN MARKETING COMPANIES AND INVENTORS CONTAIN STANDARDIZED DISCLOSURES.)

Result: Failed   Yeas 178 / Nays 227 / Present None / Not voting None

Source: https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1050083   fetched 2026-10-20

Write-ups: none