Resources
Legislation
- Pub.L. 112-29 (as signed by President Obama September 16, 2011)
- America Invents Act Effective Dates
- H.R. 1249 (as passed the House of Representatives June 23, 2011)
- HR 1249 (as introduced in the House of Representatives March 30, 2011)
- S 23 (as passed in the Senate March 8, 2011)
- S 23 (as introduced in the Senate January 25, 2011)
Legislative History
Senate Debates and Votes
| Date | Topic | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 01/25/11 | Senator Leahy Introducing S23 (S128) | N/A |
| 02/28/11 | Senator Bennet Remarks (S956) | N/A |
| 02/28/11 | Debate on S23 (S936 - S953) | Leahy, Hatch |
| 03/01/11 | Debate on S23 (part A) (S1030 - S1034) | Leahy, DeMint, Coons, Kirk |
| 03/01/11 | Debate on S23 (part B) (S1034 - S1051) | Toomey, McConnell, Leahy, Klobuchar, Lee, Kyl, Vitter, Coburn, Grassley, Boxer, Feinstein, Baucus, Bennett |
| 03/01/11 | Senator Menendez Remarks (S1052) | N/A |
| 03/01/11 | Senator Schumer Remarks (S1053) | N/A |
| 03/02/11 | Debate on S23 (S1089 - S1114) | Leahy, Grassley, Feinstein, Hatch, Boxer, Klobuchar, Rockefeller, Barrasso, Cardin, Kyl, Lee, Toomey, Durbin, Vitter, Menendez, Mikulski, Reid, Isakson |
| 03/03/11 | Senator Kyl Remarks (S1174) | N/A |
| 03/03/11 | Debate on S23 (part A) (S1175 - S1183) | Leahy, Coons, Bennett, Durbin, Cantwell, Feinstein, Risch, Stabenow |
| 03/03/11 | Debate on S23 (part B) (S1204 - S1213) | Leahy, Corker, Grassley, Whitehouse, Kyl, Coburn, Baucus, Reid |
| 03/07/11 | Debate on S23 (S1323 - S1326) | Leahy, Reid, Bennett, Sessions |
| 03/08/11 | Debate on S23 (part A) (S1348 - S1352) | Leahy, Udall |
| 03/08/11 | Debate on S23 (part B) (S1360 - S1394) | Leahy, Reid, Coburn, Pryor, Schumer, Kyl |
| 03/09/11 | Leahy and Hatch on First-Inventor-to-File (S1496 - S1497) | N/A |
| 03/10/11 | Senator McCaskill Remarks (S1545) | N/A |
| 06/13/11 | Senator Grassley Remarks (S3713) | N/A |
| 06/14/11 | Senator Leahy Remarks (S3768) | N/A |
| 09/06/11 | Senator Kyl Remarks (S5319) | N/A |
| 09/06/11 | Senator Leahy Remarks (S5326 - S5328) | N/A |
| 09/07/11 | Senator Leahy Remarks (S5353 - S5355) | N/A |
| 09/07/11 | Senator Klobuchar Remarks (S5356 - S5357) | N/A |
| 09/07/11 | Debate on S23 (S5370 - S5378) | Reid, Paul, Durbin, Harkin, Leahy, Whitehouse |
| 09/08/11 | Debate on S23 (S5402 - S5443) | Sessions, Leahy, Grassley, Cantwell, Schumer, Hatch, Hoeven, Barrasso, Coburn, Kerry, Cornyn, Blunt, Kohl Pryor, Durbin, Levin, Kirk, Mikulski, McCain, Bennett |
House Debates and Votes
| Date | Topic | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 04/14/11 | House Judiciary Mark-up Transcript | N/A |
| 06/22/11 | Debate on the rule (H4420-H4452) | Smith, Kaptur, Sensenbrenner, Goodlatte, Rohrabacher, Lofgren, Watt, Coble, Jackson Lee, Chabot, Manzullo, Bass, Quayle, Christensen, Pelosi, Wasserman Schultz, Gallegly |
| 06/23/11 | Rep. Smith Remarks (E1177) | N/A |
| 06/23/11 | Rep. Hirono Remarks (E1190) | N/A |
| 06/23/11 | Rep. Moran Remarks (E1189) | N/A |
| 06/23/11 | Rep. Pence Remarks (E1174) | N/A |
| 06/23/11 | Rep. West Remarks (E1191) | N/A |
| 06/23/11 | Rep. Smith Remarks (E1182) | N/A |
| 06/23/11 | Debate on HR 1249 (H4480-H4505) | Conyers, Smith, Rohrabacher, Baldwin, Moore, Jackson Lee, Lujan, Peters, Renacci, Polis, Goodlatte, Sherman, Markey, Neal, Pompeo, Garrett, Speier, Hoyer, Watt, Sensenbrenner, Schiff, Lofgren, Manzullo, Kaptur, Schock, Grimm, Waters, Crowley, Boren, Lungren, Schuster, Miller |
| 06/24/11 | Rep. Hollen Remarks (E1206) | N/A |
| 06/24/11 | Rep. Waxman Remarks (E1208) | N/A |
| 06/24/11 | Rep. Hoyer Remarks (E1201) | N/A |
| 06/24/11 | Rep. Blumenauar Remarks (E1198) | N/A |
| 06/28/11 | Rep. Smith Remarks (E1219) | N/A |
| 07/07/11 | Rep. Johnson Remarks (E1273) | N/A |
Other
- Report on H.R. 1249, House Judiciary Committee (June 29, 2011)
- Hearing, House Judiciary Committee (February 11, 2011)
- Hearing, House Appropriations Committee (March 2, 2011)
- Hearing, House Judiciary Committee (March 9, 2011)
- Hearing, House Judiciary Committee (March 10, 2011)
- Statement, USPTO Director David J. Kappos, House Appropriations Committee (March 2, 2011)
- Letter, House Appropriations Chairman Harold Rogers to Speaker of the House John Boehner and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (June 22, 2011)
- Letter, Senator Patrick Leahy to Senate Appropriations Leadership (June 29, 2011)
USPTO/Administration Views
- Letter, USPTO Director David J. Kappos to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (June 1, 2011)
- Letter, Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (May 31, 2011)
- Letter, Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy and Ranking Member Jeff Sessions (April 20, 2010)
- Letter, Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy and Ranking Member Jeff Sessions (October 5, 2009)
- Statement of Administrative Policy on H.R. 1249, Office of Management and Budget (June 21, 2011)
- Statement of Administrative Policy on S.23, Office of Management and Budget (February 28, 2011)
Miscellaneous
- Bob Armitage, Understanding the America Invents Act and its Implications for Patenting, AIPLA Quarterly Journal, Volume 40, Number 1 (Winter 2012)
- AIA At-A-Glance (June 1, 2012)
- Joe Matal, A Guide to the Legislative History of the America Invents Act: Part I of II, 21 Fed. Cir. Bar J. 435 (2012)
- Joe Matal, A Guide to the Legislative History of the America Invents Act: Part II of II, 21 Fed. Cir. Bar J. 539 (2012)
- Congressional Budget Cost Estimate on H.R. 1249 (May 26, 2011)
