HR 46 · 96th Congress · Health

Prescription Drug Patent Licensing Act

Introduced 1979-01-15· 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 the Judiciary.(1979-01-15)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Prescription Drug Patent Licensing Act - Requires that whenever, upon complaint by a qualified applicant for a license under a drug patent, the Federal Trade Commission determines that such license application 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 the patentee (under penalty of patent cancellation by the Commissioner of Patents) to grant an unrestricted license to any qualified applicant to make, use, and sell such drug. Permits the Commission to delay the issuance of such order for up to five years to provide a fair return on the patentee's invested capital.…

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Cosponsors (20)

16 Democrats3 Republicans1 Independent