Patent rights of 19-1/2 years provided under HR 1733, PTO's Lehman says.
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
PATENT PUBLICATION BEFORE PATENT ISSUANCE UNDER HR 1733 would be accompanied by provisional protection rights that could extend the life of a patent to 19-1/2 years, Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Commissioner of Patents & Trademarks Bruce Lehman said at a House Judiciary/Courts & Intellectual Property Subcommittee hearing June 8. The bill, introduced May 25 by Subcommittee Chairman Carlos Moorhead (R-Calif.) and Rep. Pat Schroeder (D-Colo.), provides for publication of patent applications 18 months after the earliest filing date and provisional protection rights during the period between publication of the patent and the patent grant.
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