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  <title>Open Congress : Blog Articles for H.R.5874 United States Patent and Trademark Office Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010</title>
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H.R.5874 United States Patent and Trademark Office Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010 &#8211; 18 hours * H.R.5872 General and Special Risk Insurance Funds Availability Act of 2010 &#8211; 14 hours * H.R.5827 Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.federaljack.com/?p=18350&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Fish &amp;amp; Richardson | News | 2010 Patent Law Reform Update</title>
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July 29, 2010 - According to the Library of Congress&amp;#39; Thomas website, H.R. 5874 was received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. July 28, 2010 - The House of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fr.com/2010-Patent-Law-Reform-Update/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Rangel: &amp;quot;Make It In America&amp;quot; To Build Our Economy | Congressman ...</title>
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PROTECTING AMERICAN PATENTS, H.R. 5874 (Rep. Mollohan, Signed into Law) &#8226; Makes supplemental appropriations for the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), fully offset, to allow the PTO to prevent additional backlogs in patent applications ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rangel.house.gov/2010/09/makeitinamericatobuildoureconomy.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.4380: United States Manufacturing Enhancement Act of 2010 ...</title>
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Rep. Sanchez pushes `Made in America&amp;#39; legislation. Two of the seven - HR 4380 that reduces tariffs and HR 5874 that provides the money for patent processing - have been signed into law. ... Source: Whittier Daily News ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4380/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Rep. Sanchez pushes `Made in America&amp;#39; legislation</title>
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Two of the seven &#8211; HR 4380 that reduces tariffs and HR 5874 that provides the money for patent processing &#8211; have been signed into law. Four others &#8211; all but the one to close tax loopholes &#8211; have been approved by the US House of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.technologynewsreport.com/aroundtheindustry/?p=777&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Active Legislation</title>
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HR5874. PL111-224. FY 2010 Supplemental appropriations, State and local government aid package. HR1586. PL111-226. FY 2010 Supplemental appropriations, transportation infrastructure. HR5935. FY 2010 Supplemental appropriations ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://legislationwatch.devhub.com/blog/534242-active-legislation/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR5874 United States Patent and Trademark Office Supplemental ...</title>
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Making supplemental appropriations for the United States Patent and Trademark Office for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h5874/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>OpEdNews - Article: The Obama Administration: August 1-16, 2010</title>
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    <updated>2010-08-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 5874, which provided supplemental appropriations to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) of the Department of Commerce to help support efforts to reduce patent pendency and reform USPTO operations to make them more ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Obama-Administration--by-Robert-Arend-100819-738.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>United States Patent and Trademark Office Supplemental ...</title>
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H.R. 5874, Public Law No: 111-224, 8/11/2010. The United States Patent and Trademark Office Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010, which makes supplemental FY 2010 appropriations of $129 million to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lawupdates.com/summary/new_appropriations_act_allocates_supplemental_funding_to_help_address_paten/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Obama Signs Bill Increasing PTO Funding in FY 2010, But Experts ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-08-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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President Barack Obama signed into law on Aug. 10 a bill, (HR 5874, Pub. L. No. 111-224) that authorizes the appropriation of up to $129 million in...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.uslawwatch.com/2010/08/13/intellectual-property/obama-signs-bill-increasing-pto-funding-fy-2010-experts/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congressman Patrick J. Murphy - President Obama Signs Murphy&amp;#39;s ...</title>
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Murphy&amp;#39;s bill (H.R. 5874) is part of Democrats&amp;#39; &#8220;Make it in America&#8221; Agenda, which includes a series of legislative initiatives to boost American manufacturing and create new jobs here at home. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patrickmurphy.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=678&amp;amp;Itemid=62&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Patent Reform: Fantasy or Reality?</title>
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HR 5874 permits the USPTO to retain $139 million in fees collected from patent applications and patent maintenance fees for fiscal year 2010 &#8220;salaries and expenses.&#8221; Senator Leahy, a backer of S.515, in passing the new PTO funding bill ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://patentlawcenter.pli.edu/2010/08/12/patent-reform-fantasy-or-reality/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congressman Patrick J. Murphy - President Obama Signs Murphy&amp;#39;s ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-08-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Murphy&amp;#39;s bill (H.R. 5874) is part of Democrats&amp;#39; &#8220;Make it in America&#8221; Agenda, which includes a series of legislative initiatives to boost American manufacturing and create new jobs here at home. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patrickmurphy.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=678&amp;amp;Itemid=93&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Statement by the Press Secretary on H.R. 2765, H.R. 5874 and S ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-08-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 5874, which provides supplemental appropriations to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) of the Department of Commerce to help support efforts to reduce patent pendency and reform USPTO operations to make them more ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://traceyricksfoster.wordpress.com/2010/08/12/statement-by-the-press-secretary-on-h-r-2765-h-r-5874-and-s-1749/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Public Law Update</title>
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    <updated>2010-08-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 5874 / Public Law 111-224. United States Patent and Trademark Office Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010 (Aug. 10, 2010; 124 Stat. 2385; 2 pages). H.R. 2765 / Public Law 111-223. Securing the Protection of our Enduring and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://positivereform.com/9158/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Statement by the Press Secretary on H.R. 2765, H.R. 5874 and S ...</title>
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H.R. 5874, which provides supplemental appropriations to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) of the Department of Commerce to help support efforts to reduce patent pendency and reform USPTO operations to make them more ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://2010oilspill.gulfcoastrising.com/2010/08/11/statement-by-the-press-secretary-on-h-r-2765-h-r-5874-and-s-1749/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Federal Reserve Meets, Unlikely to Change Policy Course &#171; The ...</title>
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http://northcapitolstreet.com/2010/08/statement-by-the-press-secretary-on-h-r-2765-h-r-5874-and-s-1749/ Statement by the Press Secretary on H.R. 2765, H.R. 5874 and S. 1749 North Capitol Street. [...] Federal Reserve Meets, Unlikely to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://washingtonindependent.com/94218/federal-reserve-meets-unlikely-to-change-policy-course&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Economic Recovery Platform Paving the Way for Patent Reform?</title>
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HR 5874 permits the USPTO to retain $139 million in fees collected from patent applications and patent maintenance fees for fiscal year 2010 &amp;quot;salaries and expenses.&amp;quot; Senator Leahy, a backer of S.515 , in passing the new PTO funding bill ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lexisnexis.com/COMMUNITY/PATENTLAW/blogs/patentlawblog/archive/2010/08/10/economic-recovery-platform-paving-the-way-for-patent-reform.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Economic Recovery Platform Paving the Way for Patent Reform?</title>
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HR 5874 permits the USPTO to retain $139 million in fees collected from patent applications and patent maintenance fees for fiscal year 2010 &amp;quot;salaries and expenses.&amp;quot; Senator Leahy, a backer of S.515 , in passing the new PTO funding bill ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lexisnexis.com/Community/patentlaw/blogs/patentlawblog/archive/2010/08/10/economic-recovery-platform-paving-the-way-for-patent-reform.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Economic Recovery Platform Paving the Way for Patent Reform?</title>
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HR 5874 permits the USPTO to retain $139 million in fees collected from patent applications and patent maintenance fees for fiscal year 2010 &#8220;salaries and expenses.&#8221; Senator Leahy, a backer of S.515, in passing the new PTO funding bill ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentspostgrant.com/lang/en/2010/08/paving-the-way-for-patent-reform&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>USPTO Gets $129M Boost To Tackle Backlog - Law360</title>
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    <updated>2010-08-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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President Barack Obama on Tuesday signed H.R. 5874, the United States Patent and Trademark Office Supplemental Appropriations Act. The bill was sponsored by Rep. Alan Mollohan, D-W.Va., chairman of the. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.law360.com/articles/186495&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Statement by the Press Secretary on H.R. 2765, H.R. 5874 and S... On Tuesday, August 10, 2010&#8230; the &#8220;Cell Phone Contraband Act of 2010,&#8221; which Prohibits providing or attempting to provide cell phones and similar wireless&#8230; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://topics.oneriot.com/congress-goes-after-prison-cell-phones&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Statement by the Press Secretary on H.R. 2765, H.R. 5874 and S ...</title>
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H.R. 5874, which provides supplemental appropriations to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) of the Department of Commerce to help support efforts to reduce patent pendency and reform USPTO operations to make them more ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2010/08/10/statement-press-secretary-hr-2765-hr-5874-and-s-1749&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>What Government Did Today &#187; Statement by the Press Secretary on ...</title>
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Statement by the Press Secretary on H.R. 2765, H.R. 5874 and S. 1749. Published by White House at 2:53 pm under White House. On Tuesday, August 10, 2010, the President signed into law: H.R.. Original post: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.whatgovernmentdidtoday.com/whitehouse/6165/statement-by-the-press-secretary-on-h-r-2765-h-r-5874-and-s-1749.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senate Passes Bill Increasing PTO Funding in FY 2010; President&amp;#39;s ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-08-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The U.S. Senate passed by unanimous consent July 29 a bill, H.R. 5874, that authorizes the appropriation of $129 million in supplemental funding for the Patent and Trademark Office for &#8220;salaries and expenses&#8230;&#8221; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.uslawwatch.com/2010/08/06/intellectual-property/senate-passes-bill-increasing-pto-funding-fy-2010-presidents-signature-expected/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>A Letter from Kappos - Inventors Digest - The Invention Magazine ...</title>
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This week the Senate passed H.R. 5874 to increase the Fiscal Year 2010 spending authority for the USPTO by $129 million, and we expect the President to sign the bill into law shortly. This action reflects the recognition on the part of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.inventorsdigest.com/?p=4235&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>THE DAILY WHIPLINE &#8211; WEDNESDAY</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-03:/commentary/8855283</id>
    <updated>2010-08-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>All Insurance America </name>
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H.R. 5874 &#8211; Making Supplemental Appropriations for the United States Patent and Trademark Office for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2010 (Rep. Mollohan &#8211; Appropriations). 13. H.R. 5875 &#8211; Making Emergency Supplemental ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.allinsuranceamerica.com/the-daily-whipline-wednesday&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Director&amp;#39;s Forum: David Kappos&amp;#39; Public Blog</title>
    <link href="http://www.uspto.gov/blog/director/entry/an_update_on_uspto_s" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-01:/commentary/8964519</id>
    <updated>2010-08-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Director's Forum: David Kappos' Public Blog </name>
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Last Thursday the Senate passed H.R. 5874, which had been both introduced and passed just one day earlier by the House. This single-purpose legislation increases the Fiscal Year 2010 spending authority for the USPTO by $129 million, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.uspto.gov/blog/director/entry/an_update_on_uspto_s&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bills Passed in Congress, July 2010</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-31:/commentary/8820389</id>
    <updated>2010-07-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>DownsizeDC.org </name>
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United States Patent and Trademark Office Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010: Senate passed H.R. 5874, making supplemental appropriations for the United States Patent and Trademark Office for the fiscal year ending September 30, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/bills-passed-in-congress-july-&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Friday-debating/voting in Congress today</title>
    <link href="http://ynative77.wordpress.com/2010/07/30/friday-debatingvoting-in-congress-today/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-29:/commentary/8882804</id>
    <updated>2010-07-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Point/Counterpoint </name>
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258, HR 5874, and HR 1454 amended. Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 308. HR 5981: to increase the flexibility of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development with respect to the amount of premiums charged for FHA single family housing ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ynative77.wordpress.com/2010/07/30/friday-debatingvoting-in-congress-today/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House and Senate Pass USPTO Funding Bill</title>
    <link href="http://hastingscomment.wordpress.com/2010/07/30/house-and-senate-pass-uspto-funding-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-29:/commentary/8855286</id>
    <updated>2010-07-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Comm/Ent </name>
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Yesterday the Senate passed HR 5874, which will allow the US Patent and Trademark Office access to $129 million in fees it collected in 2010. The House passed the bill on Wednesday, July 28, 2010. The passage of this funding bill is ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hastingscomment.wordpress.com/2010/07/30/house-and-senate-pass-uspto-funding-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Friday in Congress &#8230;debating/voting</title>
    <link href="http://ynative77.wordpress.com/2010/07/30/friday-in-congress-debatingvoting/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-29:/commentary/8855285</id>
    <updated>2010-07-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Point/Counterpoint </name>
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258, HR 5874, and HR 1454 amended. Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 308. HR 5981: to increase the flexibility of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development with respect to the amount of premiums charged for FHA single family housing ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ynative77.wordpress.com/2010/07/30/friday-in-congress-debatingvoting/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Patently-O Bits and Bytes - Patent Law Blog (Patently-O)</title>
    <link href="http://patentlyo.com/patent/2010/07/patently-o-bits-and-bytes-4.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-29:/commentary/8820390</id>
    <updated>2010-07-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Patent Law Blog (Patently-O) </name>
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Funding: The Senate has also passed the PTO funding bill (HR 5874) that restores $129 million of fee-collected income to the PTO. The bill specifically provides &#8220;For an additional amount for `Salaries and Expenses&amp;#39; of the United States ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://patentlyo.com/patent/2010/07/patently-o-bits-and-bytes-4.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Patently-O Bits and Bytes | Invention.asia</title>
    <link href="http://www.invention.asia/patently-o-bits-and-bytes-34/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-29:/commentary/8804645</id>
    <updated>2010-07-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Invention.asia </name>
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Funding: The Senate has also passed the PTO funding bill (HR 5874) that restores $129 million of fee-collected income to the PTO. The bill specifically provides &#8220;For an additional amount for `Salaries and Expenses&amp;#39; of the United States ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.invention.asia/patently-o-bits-and-bytes-34/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>US Patents, AstraZeneca, Rowling, Apple, Cristal: Intellectual ...</title>
    <link href="http://datetimesign.com/blog/u-s-patents-astrazeneca-rowling-apple-cristal-intellectual-property-bloomberg/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-28:/commentary/8855287</id>
    <updated>2010-07-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Copyright News </name>
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The measure is HR 5874. AstraZeneca Plc raised its earnings forecast for the third time this year and doubled a share buyback plan as the anti-clot drug Brilinta moved one step closer to approval and a US court upheld a patent on the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://datetimesign.com/blog/u-s-patents-astrazeneca-rowling-apple-cristal-intellectual-property-bloomberg/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Patently-O Bits and Bytes - Patent Law Blog (Patently-O)</title>
    <link href="http://patentlyo.com/patent/2010/07/patently-o-bits-and-bytes-3.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-28:/commentary/8808842</id>
    <updated>2010-07-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Patent Law Blog (Patently-O) </name>
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See H.r. 5874. To become law, the bill would also need to pass the Senate. However, at this time, no equivalent bill has been introduced into the Senate. Fee shifting: In the pending case of Netflix v. Media Queue, Netflix has asked the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://patentlyo.com/patent/2010/07/patently-o-bits-and-bytes-3.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Patently-O Bits and Bytes | Invention.asia</title>
    <link href="http://www.invention.asia/patently-o-bits-and-bytes-33/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-28:/commentary/8797994</id>
    <updated>2010-07-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Invention.asia </name>
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See H.r. 5874. To become law, the bill would also need to pass the Senate. However, at this time, no equivalent bill has been introduced into the Senate. Fee shifting: In the pending case of Netflix v. Media Queue, Netflix has asked the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.invention.asia/patently-o-bits-and-bytes-33/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House Passes Supplemental PTO Funding Bill &#171; INVENTIVE STEP</title>
    <link href="http://inventivestep.net/2010/07/29/house-passes-supplemental-pto-funding-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-28:/commentary/8797993</id>
    <updated>2010-07-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>INVENTIVE STEP </name>
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Yesterday, the House passed H.R. 5874 that provides $129 million in additional funding for the PTO during FY2010. The funds are transferred from the Census Department. These funds should provide some much needed help to the PTO. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://inventivestep.net/2010/07/29/house-passes-supplemental-pto-funding-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Today in Congress</title>
    <link href="http://rss.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/cGvTnxsa0BA/-Today-in-Congress" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-27:/commentary/8882803</id>
    <updated>2010-07-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Daily Kos </name>
    </author>
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George Miller - Education and Labor); HR 5874 - Making Supplemental Appropriations for the United States Patent and Trademark Office for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2010 (Rep. Mollohan - Appropriations); HR 5875 - Making ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rss.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/cGvTnxsa0BA/-Today-in-Congress&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Today in Congress</title>
    <link href="http://www.congressmatters.com/storyonly/2010/7/28/902/49377" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-27:/commentary/8855284</id>
    <updated>2010-07-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Congress Matters </name>
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George Miller - Education and Labor); HR 5874 - Making Supplemental Appropriations for the United States Patent and Trademark Office for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2010 (Rep. Mollohan - Appropriations); HR 5875 - Making ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.congressmatters.com/storyonly/2010/7/28/902/49377&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>THE DAILY WHIPLINE &#8211; WEDNESDAY</title>
    <link href="http://www.insuranceday.org/the-daily-whipline-wednesday/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-27:/commentary/8792648</id>
    <updated>2010-07-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Insurance Day - Insurance Industry News </name>
    </author>
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H.R. 5874 &#8211; Making Supplemental Appropriations for the United States Patent and Trademark Office for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2010 (Rep. Mollohan &#8211; Appropriations). 13. H.R. 5875 &#8211; Making Emergency Supplemental ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.insuranceday.org/the-daily-whipline-wednesday/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Wikilitigation: Here to Stay</title>
    <link href="http://info.articleonepartners.com/blog/bid/44023/Wikilitigation-Here-to-Stay" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-26:/commentary/8815602</id>
    <updated>2010-07-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Patent Quality Review Blog </name>
    </author>
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Funding: The Senate has also passed the PTO funding bill (H.R. 5874) that restores $129 million of...Read More &amp;middot; Uniloc USA Inc. Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit against Sony America, McAfee, Activision and Quark. Friday, Jul 30, 2010 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://info.articleonepartners.com/blog/bid/44023/Wikilitigation-Here-to-Stay&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Republican Cloakroom</title>
    <link href="http://repcloakroom.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=200894" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-26:/commentary/8791519</id>
    <updated>2010-07-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Republican Cloakroom RSS Articles </name>
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12. H.R. 5874 - Making Supplemental Appropriations for the United States Patent and Trademark Office for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2010 (Rep. Mollohan - Appropriations) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://repcloakroom.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=200894&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Action: Introduced: HR 5874: Making supplemental ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-5874" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-25:/commentary/8815601</id>
    <updated>2010-07-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Active Legislation -- Tracked by GovTrack.us </name>
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Rep. Alan Mollohan [D-WV1] introduced this bill. [This event matched these trackers: Active Legislation ]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-5874&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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