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United States Patent and Trademark Office Reauthorization Act, Fiscal Year 1999

Public Law 105-358 · H.R. 3723 · 105th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Nov 10, 1998 · Commerce

Sponsor: Rep. Howard Coble (R-NC-6)

Cosponsors: None

Passage votes

  • HouseVoice vote
  • SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

United States Patent and Trademark Office Reauthorization Act, Fiscal Year 1999 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1999 for the Patent and Trademark Office.

Amends Federal law to increase patent fees (including maintenance fees), except fees for the filing of provisional applications for original patents.

Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

  • Judiciary Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee
  • Judiciary Committee · Senate · discharged from, referred to
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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 16 actions.

  1. Nov 10, 1998Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 105-358.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Nov 2, 1998PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. Oct 14, 1998FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  5. CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Judiciary Committee
  6. May 13, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
  7. May 12, 1998FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  8. FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
  9. FloorFloor · Mr. Coble moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  10. CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Judiciary Committee
  11. May 6, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Judiciary Committee
  12. Apr 30, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
  13. CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
  14. Apr 28, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
  15. Apr 23, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Judiciary Committee
  16. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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Official record

The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.