The PTAB Handbook Library

#	Legislative Event	Citation	Date	Speaker	Notes
1	Final Bill - Pub. L. 112-274	H.R. 6621, 112th Cong. (2013).	1-14-13
2	R. Smith Section-by-Section Summary of H.R. 6621	158 Cong. Rec. E2016-E2017 (Dec. 31, 2012).	12-31-12	R. Smith
3	House Debate	158 Cong. Rec. H7455-H7457 (Dec. 30, 2012).	12-30-12	Representatives: Smith, Scott	House Debate on H.R. 6621
4	Senator Leahy Remarks	158 Cong. Rec. S8517-S8518 (Dec. 28, 2012).	12-28-12	S. Leahy	In support of H.R. 6621.
5	House Debate	158 Cong. Rec. H6842-H6844 (Dec. 18, 2012).	12-18-12	Representatives: Smith, Conyers, Rohrabacher, Watt	House Debate on H.R. 6621
6	Report on the Prior User Rights Defense	U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, Report on Prior User Rights Defense (2012).	1-1-12		Report on the Prior User Rights Defense.
7	Letter from R. Smith to Sen. Kyl, Schumer, Leahy, Grassley	157 Cong. Rec. S7413-S7414.	11-14-11	S. Kyl	Discussion of importance of the transitional program for business method patents.
8	Pub. L. 112-29	Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, Pub. L. No. 112-29, 125 Stat. 284 (2011).	9-16-11		An Act to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform. President Obama signed Pub.L. 112-29 at Thomas Jefferson High School in Virginia. Published by GPO on 10-05-11.
9	Final Bill - Pub. L. 112-29	H.R. 1249, 112th Cong. (2011).	9-16-11		Passed the House of Representatives on 6/23/11.
10	Presidential Remarks on Signing America Invents Act	President's Remarks on Signing the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act in Alexandria, Virginia, Daily Comp. Pres. Doc. (Sept. 16, 2011).	9-16-11	President Obama
11	Senate Consideration and Passage of H.R. 1249	157 Cong. Rec. S5402-S5443 (Sept. 8, 2011).	9-8-11	Senators: Sessions, Leahy, Grassley, Cantwell, Schumer, Hatch, Coburn, McCain, Kerry, Blunt, Kohl, Pryor, Durbin, Levin, Kirk, Feinstein, Mikulski, Rubio, Bennet.	Senate debate on H.R. 1249 including amendments 595 (S. Cantwell of WA); 599 (S. Coburn of Ok); and 600 (S. Kerry of MS).
12	Senate approves House version (H.R. 1249)		9-8-11		Senate's 89-9 vote sends bill to the White House.
13	Senate Consideration of H.R. 1249 (1, 2, & 3)	157 Cong. Rec. S5353-S5357, S5370-S5378 (Sept. 7, 2011).	9-7-11	Senators: Leahy, Klobuchar, Whitehouse, Kyl, Reid.	Senate debate on H.R. 1249.
14	Senator Kyl Remarks	157 Cong. Rec. S5319-S5321 (Sept. 6, 2011).	9-6-11	S. Kyl (R-AZ)	In support of H.R. 1249.
15	Senate Debate	157 Cong. Rec. S5323-S5328 (Sept. 6, 2011).	9-6-11	Senators: Grassley, Leahy.	Senate debate on H.R. 1249.
16	Johnson Extension Remarks	157 Cong. Rec. E1273 (July 8, 2011).	7-8-11	R. Johnson	In support of H.R. 1249.
17	Letter, Senator Patrick Leahy to Senate Appropriations Leadership	Letter from Sen. Leahy, Grassley, Schumer, Hatch, Coons & Kyl to Sen. Inouye, Mikulski, Cochran & Hutchison (June 29, 2011).	6-29-11	Senators: Leahy, Grassley, Schumer, Hatch, Coons, Kyl.
18	Smith Extension Remarks	157 Cong. Rec. E1219 (June 28, 2011).	6-28-11	R. Smith
19	Waxman Extension Remarks	157 Cong. Rec. E1208 (June 24, 2011).	6-24-11	R. Waxman	In opposition to H.R. 1249.
20	Hoyer Extension Remarks	157 Cong. Rec. E1201 (June 24, 2011).	6-24-11	R. Hoyer	In support of H.R. 1249.
21	Van Hollen Extension Remarks	157 Cong. Rec. E1206 (June 24, 2011).	6-24-11	R. Van Hollen	In support of H.R. 1249.
22	Blumenauer Extension Remarks	157 Cong. Rec. E1198-E1199 (June 24, 2011).	6-24-11	R. Blumenauer	In support of H.R. 1249.
23	Smith Extension Remarks	157 Cong. Rec. E1182-E1185 (June 23, 2011).	6-23-11	R. Smith
24	H.R. 1249 as Passed by the House on June 23, 2011	H.R. Res. 1249, 112th Cong. (2011) (enacted).	6-23-11		Passed by a vote of 304-117, with 67 Republicans and 50 Democrats voting against the bill.
25	Smith-Weldon Extension Remarks	157 Cong. Rec. E1177-E1180 (June 23, 2011).	6-23-11	Representative: Smith-Weldon
26	House Consideration and Passage of H.R. 1249	157 Cong. Rec. H4480-H4505 (June 23, 2011).	6-23-11	Representatives: Conyers, Smith, Rohrabacher, Baldwin, Sensenbrenner, Moore, Jackson Lee, Lujan, Peters, Polis, Goodlatte, Sherman, Markey, Neal, Pompeo, Garrett, Speier, Hoyer, Watt, Schiff, Lofgren, Manzullo, Kaptur, Schock, Grimm, Crowley, Boren, Lungren.
27	West Extension Remarks	157 Cong. Rec. E1191 (June 23, 2011).	6-23-11	R. West	In opposition to H.R. 1249.
28	Pence Extension Remarks	157 Cong. Rec. E1174-E1175 (June 23, 2011).	6-23-11	R. Pence	In support of H.R. 1249.
29	Moran Extension Remarks	157 Cong. Rec. E1189-E1190 (June 23, 2011).	6-23-11	R. Moran
30	Hirono Extension Remarks	157 Cong. Rec. E1190-E1191 (June 23, 2011).	6-23-11	R. Hirono	In opposition to H.R. 1249.
31	Letter, House Appropriations Chairman Harold Rogers to Speaker of the House John Boehner and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor	Letter from Harold Rogers, House Appropriations Committee Chairman, to John Boehner, Speaker of the House, & Eric Cantor, House Majority Leader (June 22, 2011).	6-22-11	R. Rogers	Discussion of provisions in H.R. 1249 that affect the funding of the PTO.
32	House Consideration of H.R. 1249	157 Cong. Rec. H4420-H4452 (June 22, 2011).	6-22-11	Representatives: Smith, Kaptur, Sensenbrenner, Terry, Nadler, Garrett, Goodlatte, Rohrabacher, Watt, Lofgren, Coble, Lee, Chabot, Manzullo, Quayle, Bass, Griffin, Ryan.	Debate over constitutionality of H.R. 1249.
33	House Consideration and Passage of H. Res. 316	157 Cong. Rec. H4378-H4392 (June 22, 2011).	6-22-11	Representatives: Nugent, Garamendi, Lofgren, Sensenbrenner, Dreier, Polis, Gardner, Conyers, Tonko, Slaughter, Kaptur, Rohrabacher, Yarmuth, Woodall, J. Lee (TX), Issa, Schiff, Rogers, Goodlatte.	Provides for consideration of H.R. 1249.
34	Statement of Administrative Policy on H.R. 1249, Office of Management and Budget	Memorandum from the Executive Office of the President: Office of Management and Budget, Statement of Administration Policy on H.R. 1249 (June 21, 2011).	6-21-11		In support of H.R. 1249.
35	House Report Providing for Consideration of H.R. 1249, Rules Committee	H.R. Rep. No. 112-111 (2011).	6-21-11	R. Nugent	Rules Committee recommendation that H. Res. 316 be adopted
36	Leahy Remarks on Chamber of Commerce Support of H.R. 1249	157 Cong. Rec. S3768 (June 14, 2011).	6-14-11	S. Leahy (D-VT)	Letter from Chamber of Commerce to House of Representatives in Support of H.R. 1249.
37	Grassley Floor Speech	157 Cong. Rec. S3713 (June 13, 2011).	6-13-11	S. Grassley	In Support of the Conyers Amendment to H.R. 1249.
38	Report on H.R. 1249, House Judiciary Committee	H.R. Rep. No. 112-98 (2011).	6-1-11	R. Smith	House Committee on the Judiciary's recommendation that H.R. 1249 passes.
39	Letter, Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith		5-31-11	Comm. Sec. Locke	Department of Commerce Support of HR 1249.
40	Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate on H.R. 1249		5-26-11	Congressional Budget Office
41	Markup of H.R. 1249 Transcript, House Judiciary Committee		4-14-11		Markup of H.R. 1249 Before the House Judiciary Committee.
42	Managers Amendment to H.R. 1249		4-12-11	R. Smith
43	Hearing, House Judiciary Committee - VIII*	America Invents Act: Hearing Before the Subcomm. on Intellectual Property, Competition, and the Internet of the H. Comm. of the Judiciary, 112th Cong. (2011).	3-10-11	Witnesses: Hon. David Kappos, Hon. Steve Bartlett, Steven Miller, Mark Chandler, John Vaughn.
44	Hearing, House Judiciary Committee	Review of Recent Judicial Decisions on Patent Law: Hearing Before the Subcomm. on Intellectual Property, Competition, and the Internet of the H. Comm. of the Judiciary, 112th Cong. (2011).	3-30-11	Witnesses: Dan Burk, Andrew Pincus, Dennis Crouch.
45	McCaskill False Marking Amendment Floor Statement	157 Cong. Rec. S1545 (March 10, 2011).	3-10-11	S. McCaskil (D.MO)	From Senate debate on S. 23 (the Senate passed bill) - False marking.
46	Hearing, House Judiciary Committee	Driving American Innovation: Creating Jobs and Boosting the Economy: Hearing Before the Subcomm. on Intellectual Property, Competition, and the Internet of the H. Comm. on the Judiciary, 112th Cong. (2011).	3-9-11	Witnesses: Anthony Atala, M.D.; Michael Fulkerson, Ph.D.; Scott Smith, Ph.D.
47	Leahy-Hatch Colloquy	157 Cong. Rec. S1496-S1497 (March 9, 2011).	3-9-11	S. Leahy (D-VT), S. Hatch (R-UT).	From Senate debate on S. 23 (the Senate passed bill). Discussion of section 2 of S. 23.
48	Senate Debate 1 & 2	157 Cong. Rec. S1348-S1352, S1360-S1394 (March 8, 2011).	3-8-11	Senators: Leahy, Warner, Udall, Reid, Coburn, Pryor, Schumer, Kyl, Kohl, Levin, Grassley.	From Senate debate on S. 23 (the Senate passed bill).
49	Senate Debate	157 Cong. Rec. S1323-S1326 (March 7, 2011).	3-7-11	Senators: Leahy, Reid, Bennet, Udall, Sessions.	From Senate debate on S. 23 (the Senate passed bill).
50	Grassley Tax-Patent Speech	157 Cong. Rec. S1197-S1202.	3-3-11	S. Grassley
51	Senate Consideration of S. 23 (1 & 2)	157 Cong. Rec. S1175-S1185, S1204-S1213 (March 3, 2011).	3-1-11	Senators: Leahy, Coons, Bennet, Durbin, Cantwell, Risch, Feinstein, Stabenow, Grassley, Corker, Kyl, Coburn, Reid.	From Senate debate on S. 23 (the Senate passed bill).
52	Kyl "First to File" Speech	157 Cong. Rec. S1174-S1175 (March 3, 2011).	3-3-11	S. Kyl (R-AZ)	From Senate debate on S. 23 (the Senate passed bill). In opposition to Feinstein Amendment to S. 23.
53	Congressional Record, Senate	157 Cong. Rec. S1174-S1175 (March 3, 2011). (same as above)	3-3-11	Senators: Leahy and Kyl.
54	Statement, USPTO Director David J. Kappos, House Appropriations Committee	USPTO FY 2012 Budget Request: Statement of David J. Kappos Before the Subcomm. on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies of the Comm. on Appropriations, 112th Cong. (2011).	3-2-11	PTO Director Kappos
55	Senate Consideration of S. 23	157 Cong. Rec. S1089-S1114 (March 2, 2011).	3-2-11	Senators: Leahy, Grassley, Feinstein, Boxer, Hatch, Klobuchar, Rockefeller, Kyl, Lee, Durbin, Toomey, Menendez, Mikulski, Reid.	From Senate debate on S. 23 (the Senate passed bill).
56	Hearing, House Appropriations Committee	Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations for 2012: Hearings Before a Subcomm. of the H. Comm. on Appropriations, 112th Cong. (2011).	3-2-11	Witness: Hon. David Kappos	U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (p. 183).
57	Senate Consideration of S. 23 (1 & 2)	157 Cong. Rec. S1030-S1034, S1034-S1051 (March 1, 2011).	3-1-11	Senators: Leahy, DeMint, Coons, Kirk, Toomey, McConnell, Klobuchar, Lee, Kyl, Vitter, Coburn, Grassley, Feinstein, Bennet.	From Senate debate on S. 23 (the Senate passed bill).
58	Senate Consideration of S. 23 - Schumer remarks	157 Cong. Rec. S1053-S1054 (March 1, 2011).	3-1-11	S. Schumer (D-NY)	From Senate debate on S. 23 (the Senate passed bill). In Support of the America Invents Act.
59	Senate Consideration of S. 23 - Menendez Remarks	157 Cong. Rec. S1052-S1053 (March 1, 2011).	3-1-11	Senators: Menendez, Whitehouse.	From Senate debate on S. 23 (the Senate passed bill).
60	Statement of Administration Policy on S.23, Office of Management and Budget	Memorandum from the Executive Office of the President: Office of Management and Budget, Statement of Administration Policy on S. 23 (February 28, 2011).	2-28-11		In Support of S. 23.
61	Senate Consideration of S. 23	157 Cong. Rec. S936-S953 (February 28, 2011).	2-28-11	Senators: Leahy, Hatch, Grassley, Vitter.	From Senate debate on S. 23 (the Senate passed bill).
62	Senate Consideration of S. 23	157 Cong. Rec. S956-S957 (February 28, 2011).	2-28-11	Senators: Bennet, Leahy, Lee.	From Senate debate on S. 23 (the Senate passed bill).
63	Hearing, House Judiciary Committee	Crossing the Finish Line on Patent Reform: What Can and Should be Done: Hearing Before the Subcomm. on Intellectual Property, Competition, and the Internet of the H. Comm. on the Judiciary, 112th Cong. (2011).	2-11-11	Witnesses: David Simon; Carl Horton; The Honorable Paul Michel.
64	Senate Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions	157 Cong. Rec. S128-S241 (January 25, 2011).	1-25-11	S. Leahy (D-VT)	From Senate debate on S. 23 (the Senate passed bill).
65	Hearing, House Judiciary Committee	How an Improved U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Can Create Jobs: Hearing Before the Subcomm. on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet of the H. Comm. on the Judiciary, 112th Cong. (2011).	1-25-11	Witnesses: Hon. David Kappos, Douglas Norman, Robert Shapiro.
66	House Hearing	United States Patent and Trademark Office: Hearing Before the H. Comm. on the Judiciary, 111th Cong. (2010).	5-5-10	Witnesses: David Kappos, Robert Budens, Damon Matteo, James Johnson.
67	Letter, Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy and Ranking Member Jeff Sessions		4-20-10	Comm. Sec. Locke	Support for Manager's Amendment to S. 515.
68	Letter, Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy and Ranking Member Jeff Sessions		10-5-09	Comm. Sec. Locke	Support for S. 515, "Patent Reform Act of 2009."
69	Senate Report 111-18, "Patent Reform Act of 2009"	S.R. Rep. No. 111-18 (2009).	5-12-09	S. Leahy (D-VT)	Report to accompany S. 515.
70	House Hearing	Patent Reform Act of 2009: HEARING on H.R. 1260 Before the H. Comm. ON the Judiciary, 111th Cong. (2009).	4-30-09	Witnesses: David Simon, Phillip Johnson, John Thomas, Jack Lasersohn, Dean Kamen, Mark Chandler, Bermard Cassidy.
71	Senate Hearing	Patent Reform in the 111th Congress: Legislation and Recent Court Decisions: Hearing Before the S. Comm. on the Judiciary, 111th Cong. (2009).	3-10-09	Witnesses: David Simon, Phillip Johnson, John Thomas, Jack Lasershohn, Dean Kamen, Mark Chandler, Bernard Cassidy.
72	Conyers Bill Intro	155 Cong. Rec. E536-E537 (March 3, 2009).	3-3-09	R. Conyers (D - MI) - Extension remarks.	Introduction of the Patent Reform Act of 2009.
73	S. 3600 Kyl Speech	154 Cong. Rec. S9982-S9993 (Sept. 27, 2008).	9-27-08	S. Kyl (R-AZ)	Addresses differences between S. 3600 (2008) and S. 1145 (2007).
74	House Hearing	U.S. Patent and Trademark Office: Hearing Before the Subcomm. on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property of the H. Comm. on the Judiciary, 112th Cong. (2008).	2-27-08	Witnesses: Jon Dudas, Robin Nazzaro, Robert Budens, Alan Kasper.
75	Senate Report 110-259, "Patent Reform Act of 2007	S. Rep. No. 110-259, (2008).	1-24-08	S. Leahy (D-VT)	Report to accompany S. 1145.
76	Senate Hearing	The Role of Federally Funded University Research in the Patent System: Before the S. Comm on the Judiciary, 110th Cong. (2007).	10-24-07	Witnesses: Elizabeth Hoffman, Charles Louis, Arti Rai, Robert Weissman.
77	House Floor Debate	153 Cong. Rec. H10270-H10307 (Sept. 7, 2007).	9-7-07	Representatives: Conyers, Smith, Berman, Coble, Boucher, Rohrabacher, Emanuel, Goodlatte, Lofgren, Chabot, Watt, Manzullo, Johnson, Gohmert, Jackson-Lee, Kaptur, Michaud, Issa, Wexler, Hirono, Etheridge, Matsui, Eddie Bernice Johnson, Bono, Udall, McCarthy, Eshoo, Woolsey, Cannon, Tauscher, Herger, Bartlett, Pence.	Consideration of bill H.R. 1908 in the Committee of the Whole. Vote: 220 ayes, 175 noes.
78	House Report 110-319 Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 1908) to Amend Title 35, United States Code, to Provide for Patent Reform	H. Rep. No. 110-319 (2007).	9-6-07	Mr. Welch from the Committee on the Rules submitted the report.	Report to accompany H.R. 1908.
79	House Report Patent Reform Act	H. Rep. No. 110-314, (2007).	9-4-07	R. Conyers (D-MI) from the Committee on the Judiciary submitted the report.
80	Senate Hearing	Patent Reform: The Future of American Innovation: Hearing Before the S. Comm. on the Judiciary, 110th Cong. (2007).	6-6-07	Witnesses: Bruce Bernstein, Kathryn Biberstein, Mary Doyle, Jon Dudas, Former Chief Judge Paul Michel.
81	Senate Hearing	Process Patents: Hearing Before the S. Comm. on the Judiciary, 110th Cong. (2007).	5-1-07	Witnesses: Christopher Cotropia, Wayne Herrington, Michael Kirk, John Thomas.
82	House Hearing	Patent Reform Act of 2007: Hearing Before the Subcomm. on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property of the H. Comm. on the Judiciary, 110th Cong. (2007).	4-26-07	Witnesses: Kevin Sharer, Gary Griswold, John Thomas, William Tucker, Anthony Peterman.
83	Berman Bill Intro - Remarks	153 Cong. Rec. E773-E775, (April 18, 2007).	4-18-07	Berman Bill Intro Remarks.
84	House Hearing	153 Cong. Rec. S 4685-92 (April 18, 2007) (Statements of Sen Leahy and Sen. Hatch).	4-18-07	Remarks on S. 1145.
85	House Hearing	Full Committee Hearing on the Importance of Patent Reform on Small Business: Before the H. Comm. on Small Business, 110th Cong. (2007).	3-29-07	Witnesses: John Doll, Mitchel Gross, Bryan Lord, Emily Ward, John neis, John Thomas, Kevin Kirsch.
86	House Hearing	American Innovation at Risk: The Case for Patent Reform: Hearing Before the Subcomm. on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property of the H. Comm. on the Judiciary, 110th Cong. (2007).	2-15-07	Witnesses: Adam Jaffe, Mark Myers, Suzanne Michel, Daniel Ravicher.
87	House Hearing	Hearing on Issues Relating the Patenting of Tax Advice: Hearing Before the Subcomm on Select Revenue Measures of the H Comm. on Ways and Means, 109th Cong. (2006).	7-13-06	Witnesses: James Toupin, Richard Gruner, Ellin April, Dennis Belcher, Albert Gavalis, Stephen Schreiner.
88	Committee Print	"Background and Issues Relating to the Patenting of Tax Advice, Scheduled for a Public Hearing." Printed by Subcomm. on Select Revenue of the H. Comm. on Ways and Means. 109th Cong. (2006).	7-12-06
89	House Hearing	Patent Trolls: Fact or Fiction?: Hearing Before the Subcomm. on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property of the H. Comm. on the Judiciary, 109th Cong. (2006).	6-15-06	Witnesses: Edward Reines, Dean Kamen, Paul Misener, Chuck Fish.
90	Senate Hearing	Perspectives on Patents: Post-Grant Review Procedures and Other Litigation Reforms: Hearing Before the Subcomm. on Intellectual Property of the S. Comm. on the Judiciary, 109th Cong. (2006).	5-23-06	Witnesses: Andrew Cadel, Mark Chandler, Philip Johnson, Nathan Myhrvold, John Thomas.
91	House Hearing	Patent Harmonization: Hearing Before the Subcomm. on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property of the H. Comm. on the Judiciary, 109th Cong. (2006).	4-27-06	Witnesses: Q. Todd Dickinson, Robert Armitage, Gary Mueller, Pat Choate.
92	House Hearing	Patent Quality Enhancement in the Information-Based Economy: Hearing Before the Subcomm. on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property of the H. Comm. on the Judiciary, 109th Cong. (2006).	4-5-06	Witnesses: Jon W. Dudas, James Balsillie, Robert Stewart, Mark Lemley.
93	House Report - Intellectual Property Jurisdiction Clarification Act of 2006	H.R. Rep. No. 109-407 (2006).	4-5-06	Mr. Sensenbrenner submitted the report.
94	House Hearing	Improving Federal Court Adjudication of Patent Cases: Hearing Before the Subcomm. on Court, the Internet, and Intellectual Property of the H. Comm. on the Judiciary, 109th Cong. (2005).	10-6-05	Witnesses: Kimberly Moore, John Pegram, Chris Katopis, T.S. Ellis.
95	House Hearing	Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R. 2795, the "Patent Act of 2005": Hearing Before the Subcomm. on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property of the H. Comm. on the Judiciary, 109th Cong. (2005).	9-15-05	Witnesses: Emery Simon, Philip Johnson, Robert Chess, John Thomas.
96	House Hearing	Review of U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Operations, Including Analysis of Government Accountability Office, Inspector General, and National Academy of Public Administration Reports: Hearing on H.R. 2795 Before the Subcomm. on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property of the H. Comm. on the Judiciary, 109th Cong. (2005).	9-8-05	Witnesses: Jon Dudas, Anu Mittal, Ronald Stern, Charles Van Horn.
97	Senate Hearing	Perspective on Patents: Harmonization and Other Matters: Hearing Before the Subcomm. on Intellectual Property of the S. Comm. on the Judiciary, 109th Cong. (2005).	7-26-05
98	Senate Hearing	Patent Law Reform: Injunctions and Damage: Hearing Before the Subcomm. on Intellectual Property of the S. Comm. on the Judiciary, 109th Cong. (2005).	6-14-05
99	House Hearing	Patent Act of 2005: Hearing on H.R. 2795 Before the Subcomm. on Court, the Internet, and Intellectual Property of the H. Comm. on the Judiciary, 109th Cong. (2005).	6-9-05	Witnesses: Gary Griswold, Carl Gulbrandsen, Josh Lerner, Daniel B Ravicher.
100	House Hearing	Part II: Committee Print Regarding Patent Quality Improvement: Hearing Before the Subcomm. on the Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property of the H. Comm. on the Judiciary, 109th Cong. (2005).	4-28-05	Part II Witnesses: Jon Dudas, Richard Levin, Nathan Myhrvold, Darin Bartholomew.
101	Senate Hearing	Perspective on Patents: Hearing Before the Subcomm. on Intellectual Property of the S. Comm. on the Judiciary, 109th Cong. (2005).	4-25-05	Witnesses: Robert Armitage, Jon Dudas, Dean Kamen, Michael Kirk, Richard Levin, Mark Myers. William Parker, Joel Poppen, David Simon.
102	House Hearing	Part I: Committee Print Regarding Patent Quality Improvement: Hearing Before the Subcomm. on the Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property of the H. Comm. on the Judiciary, 109th Cong. (2005).	4-20-05	Part I Witnesses: Jeffrey Hawley, Richard Lutton, Jeffrey Kushan, William LaFuze.
103	House Hearing	Holmes Group, The Federal Circuit and the State of Patent Appeals: Hearing Before the Subcomm. on the Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property of the H. Comm. on the Judiciary.	3-17-05	Witnesses: Edward Reines, Arthur Hellman, Sanjay Prasad, Meredith Martin.
104	House Hearing	Patent Quality Improvement: Post-Grant Opposition: Hearing Before the Subcomm. on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property of the H. Comm. on the Judiciary, 108th Cong. (2004).	6-24-05	Witnesses: James Toupin, Jeffrey P. Kushan, Michael Kirk, Karl Sun.
105	United States Patent and Trademark Report to Congress	United States Patent and Trademark Office Report to Congress on Inter Partes Reexamination (2004).	1-1-04		Report in response to passage of AIPA in 1999.
106	House Hearing	Patent Quality Improvement: Hearing Before the Subcomm. on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property of the H. Comm. on the Judiciary, 108th Cong. (2003).	7-18-03	Witnesses: Charles Van Horn, Mark Kesslen, David Simon, Mr. John Thomas.
107	House Hearing	U.S. Patent and Trademark Office: Fee Schedule Adjustment and Agency Reform: Hearing Before the Subcomm. on Court, the Internet, and Intellectual Property of the H. Comm. on the Judiciary, 107th Cong. (2002).	7-18-02	Witnesses: James Rogan, Kathryn Barrett, Michael Kirk, Charles Baker.
108	House Hearing	Patent Reexamination and Small Business Innovation: Hearing Before the Subcomm. on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property of the H. Comm. on the Judiciary, 107th Cong. (2002).	6-20-02	Witnesses: Peter Theis, Paul Heckel, Nancy Linck, Mark Webbink.
109	House Hearing	U.S. Patent and Trademark Office: Operations and Fiscal Year 2003 Budget: Hearing Before the Subcomm. on Court, the Internet, and Intellectual Property of the H. Comm. on the Judiciary, 107th Cong. (2002).	4-11-02	Witnesses: James Rogan, Michael Kirk, John Williamson, Ms. Colleen Kelley.
110	House Hearing	Patents: Improving Quality and Curing Defects: Hearing Before the Subcomm. on Court, the Internet, and Intellectual Property of the H. Comm. on the Judiciary, 107th Cong. (2001).	5-10-01	Witnesses: Howard Coble, Howard Berman, Michael Kirk, Jeffrey Kushan, David Martin, James Cottone.
111	House Hearing	Business Method Patents: Hearing Before the Subcomm. on Court, the Internet, and Intellectual Property of the H. Comm. on the Judiciary, 107th ConThe Patent Prior User Rights Act and the Parent Reexamination Reform Act: Hearing Before the Subcomm. on Patents, Copyrights, and Trademarks of the S. Comm. on the Judiciary, 107th Cong. (2001).	4-4-01	Witnesses: Nicholas Godici, Michael Kirk, Ronald Myrick, Andrew Steinberg.
112	Patent Term Extension Application Under 35 USC 156	The United States Patent and Trademark Office.	2-20-01
113	House Hearing	Prior Domestic Commercial Use Act of 1995: Hearing on H.R. 2235 Before the Subcomm. on Courts and Intellectual Property of the H. Comm. on the Judiciary. 104th Cong. (1995).	10-26-95	Witnesses: Robert Amritage, William Budinger, Gary Griswold, Dieter Hoinkes, Karl Jorda, Richard Schwaab.
114	House Hearing	Prior User Rights (Relative to Patents): Hearing Before the Subcomm. on Intellectual Property and Judicial Admin. of the H. Comm. on the Judiciary. 103rd Cong. (1994).	9-13-94	Witnesses: William Budinger, Robert Holleyman, Bruce Lehman, Robert Merges, Carlos Moorhead, Carl Moy, Arnold Newman, Teri Willey.
115	Senate Hearing	The Patent Prior User Rights Act and the Parent Reexamination Reform Act: Hearing on S. 2272 and S. 2341 Before the Subcomm. on Patents, Copyrights, and Trademarks of the S. Comm. on the Judiciary, 103rd Cong. (1994).	8-9-94	Witnesses: Bruce Lehman, William Budinger, Donald Banner, Roger Smith, Gary Griswold.
116	Report to the Secretary of Commerce by the Advisory Commission on Patent Law Reform	The Advisory Commission on Patent Law Reform: A Report to the Secretary of Commerce: August 1992.	8-1-92		Four Part Report: Harmonization Issues, Patent Issues, Enforcement Issues, Unique Issues, Appendices.
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