HR 7497 · 93th Congress · Commerce

Prescription Drug Patent Licensing Act

Introduced 1973-05-03· Sponsored by Rep. Rosenthal, Benjamin S. [D-NY-8]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Judiciary.(1973-05-03)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Prescription Drug Patent Licensing Act - Requires that, whenever the Federal Trade Commission, upon complaint made to it by a qualified applicant for a license under a drug patent determines through an investigation and hearing that such application for a license was not granted and that the price quoted to druggists by the patentee is more than 500 percent of the total cost of production, the Commission shall order such patentee to grant an unrestricted license to any qualified applicant to make, use, and sell such drug. States that the Commission may delay such order up to five years to provide a fair return on the patentee's invested capital. (Adds 35 U.S.C. 294)…

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Cosponsors (20)

20 Democrats