To amend title 35, United States Code, to allow the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to accept late filings in certain cases of unintentional delay.
Latest action · Apr 20, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
Progress
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- IntroducedMar 29, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Authorizes the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to accept any application or other filing made by an applicant for, or owner of, a patent or trademark after the applicable deadline, as the Director considers appropriate, if the applicant or owner files a petition within 30 days after such deadline showing that the delay was unintentional. Deems such a petition denied if the Director has not made a decision within 60 days. Provides that the Director's decision is not subject to judicial review.
Deems that the 30-day period to file a petition after the deadline begins on the date of enactment of this Act for trademark applicants or owners.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 29, 2007 to Jan 17, 2008, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| D-MA | Martin T. Meehan | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-WA | David G. Reichert | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| R-CA | Elton Gallegly | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| R-WA | Doc Hastings | May 2, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | May 2, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Jeb Hensarling | May 2, 2007 | |
| R-AZ | Jeff Flake | May 2, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | May 2, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | May 2, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | May 10, 2007 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | May 10, 2007 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | May 10, 2007 | |
| R-IN | Mike Pence | May 10, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 20, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
- Mar 29, 2007Introduced in House
- Mar 29, 2007Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 29, 2007Introduced in House
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