A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, and the Trademark Act of 1946 to provide that the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, shall appoint administrative patent judges and administrative trademark judges, and for other purposes.

8/12/2008--Public Law. (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on July 22, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Transfers from the director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) to the Secretary of Commerce the authority to appoint administrative patent judges and administrative trademark judges. Requires the Secretary to consult with the director on such appointments. Names the PTO's deputy director as an additional member of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Authorizes the Secretary, in his or her discretion, to deem the appointment of an administrative patent judge or an administrative trademark judge who, before enactment, held office pursuant to an appointment by the director to take effect on the date on which the director initially appointed the administrative patent judge. Makes it a defense to a challenge to the appointment of an administrative patent judge or an administrative trademark judge on the basis of the judge's having been originally appointed by the director that the administrative patent judge so appointed was acting as a de facto officer.


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Sponsor

• Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT]
• and 1 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. Arlen Specter [D, PA]
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• House Judiciary
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  • Senate Judiciary
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Amendments to S.3295

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Introduced		Voted on by Senate		Voted on by House		Considered By President		This Bill Has Become Law
July 21, 2008		July 22, 2008		July 31, 2008		August 12, 2008		August 12, 2008

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• Signed on Aug 12, 2008.
• Enacted on Aug 12, 2008. Became Public Law No: 110-313.
• Aug 05, 2008. Presented to President.
• Jul 31, 2008: Considered as unfinished business.
• Passed by voice vote in the House on Jul 31, 2008. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 7/29/2008 H7233-7234)
• Jul 31, 2008. Cleared for White House.
• Jul 29, 2008: At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. King (IA) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
• Jul 29, 2008: Considered under suspension of the rules.
• Jul 29, 2008: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3295.
• Jul 29, 2008: Mr. Cohen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
• Jul 23, 2008: Received in the House.
• Jul 23, 2008: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
• Jul 23, 2008: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
• Jul 22, 2008: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
• Passed by Unanimous Consent in the Senate on Jul 22, 2008. Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
• Jul 21, 2008: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
• Introduced on Jul 21, 2008.

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On Tuesday, August 12, 2008, the President signed into law: S. 3295, which provides for the appointment of administrative patent judges and administrative trademark judges in the US Patent and Trademark Office. ...

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S. 3295 would amend title 35, United States Code, and the Trademark Act of 1946 to provide that the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, shall appoint administrative ...

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