House
Sep 19, 2002

To make technical corrections in patent law.

Summary

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Plant Breeders Equity Act of 2002 - Amends Federal patent law to declare that no plant patent application shall be denied, nor shall any issued plant patent be invalidated, on the grounds that the invention was described in a printed publication in this or a foreign country or in public use or on sale in this country, more than one year before the date of the U.S. patent application, unless the invention was described in a printed publication in this or a foreign country more than ten years before the date of the U.S. patent application.

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Introduced(7/15/02)
Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
President
Law

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Mr. Issa

House (R) California – 48

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Sep 19, 2002