HR 1417 · 102th Congress · Commerce

Biotechnology Patent Protection Act of 1991

Introduced 1991-03-13· Sponsored by Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9]· House

Bill Progress

✓
Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Subcommittee Hearings Held.(1991-11-21)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Biotechnology Patent Protection Act of 1991 - Amends Federal patent law to provide for the patentability of certain processes which are sought to be patented in the same application as the machine, manufacture, or composition of matter with which they are associated.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (20)

11 Democrats9 Republicans
Rep. Moorhead, Carlos J. [R-CA-22]CA
Rep. Dwyer, Bernard J. [D-NJ-6]NJ
Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6]NC
Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]OH
Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-21]CA
Rep. Miller, John R. [R-WA-1]WA
Del. de Lugo, Ron [D-VI-At Large]VI
Rep. Stenholm, Charles W. [D-TX-17]TX
Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-11]NY
Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8]MD
Rep. Fish, Hamilton, Jr. [R-NY-21]NY
Rep. Campbell, Tom [R-CA-12]CA
Rep. Andrews, Michael [D-TX-25]TX
Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19]CA
Rep. Bruce, Terry L. [D-IL-19]IL
Rep. McCloskey, Frank [D-IN-8]IN
Rep. Dicks, Norman D. [D-WA-6]WA
Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-5]IL
Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-5]FL
Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2]LA