H.R. 6621 — 112th Congress

To correct and improve certain provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act and title 35, United States Code.

Originated in the House · Introduced Nov 30, 2012 · Commerce

Latest action

Jan 14, 2013

Became Public Law No: 112-274.

CRS summary

As of Jan 14, 2013

Public Law

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 28, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Amends the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) to make technical changes regarding the transitional program for covered business method patents and joinder of parties.

Applies, to any civil action commenced on or after enactment of this Act, the AIA's bar on using an accused infringer's failure to obtain the advice of counsel to prove that any infringement was willful or induced. (Currently, the bar would not take effect until one year after the AIA's enactment.)

Prohibits a nine-month waiting period for inter partes review from applying to issuances of first-to-invent patents ineligible for post-grant review. (Currently, the remaining first-to-invent patents to be issued prior to the effective date of the new first-to-file patent system have no avenue for review during the first nine months because they must wait nine months for inter parties review and are ineligible for post-grant review.)

Revises the filing deadline for inter partes review to be after the later of either: (1) nine months after the grant of a patent (currently, nine months after such grant or the issuance of a reissue patent), or (2) the termination date of any post-grant review.

Extends the time period for an applicant to file an inventor's oath or declaration, substitute statement, or recorded assignment until the date on which the issue fee for the patent is paid. (Current law permits a notice of allowance of a patent application only after such a filing.)

Makes provisions concerning travel expenses for employees of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the payment of administrative judges effective as of September 16, 2011.

Modifies requirements and time periods for activities relating to patent term adjustments. Revises the patent extension period for certain international applications. Specifies that a civil action filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia is the exclusive remedy for challenging a USPTO decision on a request for reconsideration of a patent term adjustment determination.

Repeals a provision prohibiting the USPTO from accepting certain international applications designating the United States from anyone not qualified under specified application requirements.

Revises USPTO funding requirements to make all federal patent law fees available for expenses relating to patent processing and to permit patent and trademark fees to be used interchangeably to cover proportionate shares of the USPTO's administrative costs. (Currently, patent fees are used to cover administrative costs relating to patents while trademark fees are used to cover administrative costs relating to trademarks.)

Modifies requirements for applicants filing petitions to institute derivation proceedings and delineates the criteria applied to deem an application as an earlier application with respect to an invention relative to another application.

Sets forth authority for the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to conduct, and for courts to review appeals from, interference proceedings declared after enactment but before the effective date of certain AIA amendments replacing interference proceedings with derivation proceedings.

Modifies the original appointment terms for members of the Patent Public Advisory Committee and the Trademark Public Advisory Committee. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to designate, from among the appointed members, a Chair and Vice Chair of each committee.

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Roll-call votes

1 on record

Dec 18, 2012 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

Full roll call

Passed (308–89)

78 of 431 recorded votes are not yet matched to a member profile.

Yea308: 138 R · 131 D

MemberPartyState
DICKS, Norman DeValoisWA
CHANDLER, A. B.KY
WATT, Melvin L.NC
LEWIS, Charles JeremyCA
QUAYLE, BenAZ
LaTOURETTE, Steven C.OH
ALEXANDER, RodneyLA
ROTHMAN, StevenNJ
BILBRAY, Brian P.CA
CLARKE, HansenMI
RICHARDSON, LauraCA
FRANK, BarneyMA
ADAMS, SandraFL
BASS, Charles FosterNH
BUERKLE, Ann MarieNY
MILLER, BradNC
BERG, RickND
CANSECO, FranciscoTX
TOWNS, EdolphusNY
DREIER, David TimothyCA
HINCHEY, Maurice DunleaNY
CURSON, David AlanMI
BERKLEY, ShelleyNV
WOOLSEY, Lynn C.CA
YOUNG, Charles WilliamFL
CANTOR, EricVA
REHBERG, DennyMT
BOSWELL, Leonard L.IA
KILDEE, Dale EdwardMI
SUTTON, BettyOH
HAYWORTH, NanNY
CARNAHAN, RussMO
ALTMIRE, JasonPA
HOCHUL, Kathleen C.NY
RIVERA, DavidFL
HERGER, Walter WilliamCA
GALLEGLY, Elton W.CA
OLVER, John WalterMA
BONNER, Jr., Josiah RobinsAL
Terri A. SewellDemocratAL
Ron BarberDemocratAZ
Adam B. SchiffDemocratCA
Anna G. EshooDemocratCA
Barbara LeeDemocratCA
Doris O. MatsuiDemocratCA
George MillerDemocratCA
Grace F. NapolitanoDemocratCA
Henry A. WaxmanDemocratCA
Jackie SpeierDemocratCA
Janice HahnDemocratCA
Jerry McNerneyDemocratCA
Jim CostaDemocratCA
Judy ChuDemocratCA
Karen BassDemocratCA
Linda T. SánchezDemocratCA
Lois CappsDemocratCA
Lucille Roybal-AllardDemocratCA
Maxine WatersDemocratCA
Michael M. HondaDemocratCA
Mike ThompsonDemocratCA
Nancy PelosiDemocratCA
Sam FarrDemocratCA
Susan A. DavisDemocratCA
Xavier BecerraDemocratCA
Zoe LofgrenDemocratCA
Diana DeGetteDemocratCO
Ed PerlmutterDemocratCO
Christopher MurphyDemocratCT
James A. HimesDemocratCT
Joe CourtneyDemocratCT
John B. LarsonDemocratCT
Rosa L. DeLauroDemocratCT
John C. Carney Jr.DemocratDE
Alcee L. HastingsDemocratFL
Corrine BrownDemocratFL
Debbie Wasserman SchultzDemocratFL
Frederica S. WilsonDemocratFL
Kathy CastorDemocratFL
Theodore E. DeutchDemocratFL
David ScottDemocratGA
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.DemocratGA
John BarrowDemocratGA
John LewisDemocratGA
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.DemocratGA
Mazie K. HironoDemocratHI
Bruce L. BraleyDemocratIA
David LoebsackDemocratIA
Bobby L. RushDemocratIL
Daniel LipinskiDemocratIL
Danny K. DavisDemocratIL
Janice D. SchakowskyDemocratIL
Luis V. GutiérrezDemocratIL
Mike QuigleyDemocratIL
André CarsonDemocratIN
Joe DonnellyDemocratIN
Peter J. ViscloskyDemocratIN
Cedric L. RichmondDemocratLA
James P. McGovernDemocratMA
John F. TierneyDemocratMA
Michael E. CapuanoDemocratMA
Niki TsongasDemocratMA
Richard E. NealDemocratMA
William R. KeatingDemocratMA
C. A. Dutch RuppersbergerDemocratMD
Chris Van HollenDemocratMD
John P. SarbanesDemocratMD
Steny H. HoyerDemocratMD
Chellie PingreeDemocratME
Michael H. MichaudDemocratME
Gary C. PetersDemocratMI
John Conyers, Jr.DemocratMI
Sander M. LevinDemocratMI
Betty McCollumDemocratMN
Keith EllisonDemocratMN
Timothy J. WalzDemocratMN
Emanuel CleaverDemocratMO
Wm. Lacy ClayDemocratMO
Bennie G. ThompsonDemocratMS
David E. PriceDemocratNC
G. K. ButterfieldDemocratNC
Mike McIntyreDemocratNC
Albio SiresDemocratNJ
Bill Pascrell, Jr.DemocratNJ
Donald M. Payne, Jr.DemocratNJ
Frank Pallone, Jr.DemocratNJ
Rush HoltDemocratNJ
Martin HeinrichDemocratNM
Brian HigginsDemocratNY
Carolyn B. MaloneyDemocratNY
Carolyn McCarthyDemocratNY
Charles B. RangelDemocratNY
Eliot L. EngelDemocratNY
Gregory W. MeeksDemocratNY
Jerrold NadlerDemocratNY
José E. SerranoDemocratNY
Joseph CrowleyDemocratNY
Louise McIntosh SlaughterDemocratNY
Nita M. LoweyDemocratNY
Nydia M. VelázquezDemocratNY
Paul TonkoDemocratNY
Steve IsraelDemocratNY
Timothy H. BishopDemocratNY
William L. OwensDemocratNY
Yvette D. ClarkeDemocratNY
Marcia L. FudgeDemocratOH
Tim RyanDemocratOH
Kurt SchraderDemocratOR
Peter A. DeFazioDemocratOR
Suzanne BonamiciDemocratOR
Chaka FattahDemocratPA
Robert A. BradyDemocratPA
David N. CicillineDemocratRI
James E. ClyburnDemocratSC
Jim CooperDemocratTN
Steve CohenDemocratTN
Henry CuellarDemocratTX
Lloyd DoggettDemocratTX
Rubén HinojosaDemocratTX
Sheila Jackson LeeDemocratTX
Jim MathesonDemocratUT
Gerald E. ConnollyDemocratVA
Robert C. "Bobby" ScottDemocratVA
Peter WelchDemocratVT
Adam SmithDemocratWA
Jim McDermottDemocratWA
Rick LarsenDemocratWA
Suzan K. DelBeneDemocratWA
Ron KindDemocratWI
Tammy BaldwinDemocratWI
Nick J. Rahall IIDemocratWV
Martha RobyRepublicanAL
Mike RogersRepublicanAL
Robert B. AderholtRepublicanAL
Spencer BachusRepublicanAL
Eric A. "Rick" CrawfordRepublicanAR
Steve WomackRepublicanAR
Tim GriffinRepublicanAR
David SchweikertRepublicanAZ
Paul A. GosarRepublicanAZ
Trent FranksRepublicanAZ
Darrell IssaRepublicanCA
Gary G. MillerRepublicanCA
Howard P. "Buck" McKeonRepublicanCA
John CampbellRepublicanCA
Ken CalvertRepublicanCA
Kevin McCarthyRepublicanCA
Ander CrenshawRepublicanFL
Dennis A. RossRepublicanFL
Gus M. BilirakisRepublicanFL
Ileana Ros-LehtinenRepublicanFL
John L. MicaRepublicanFL
Mario Diaz-BalartRepublicanFL
Richard B. NugentRepublicanFL
Vern BuchananRepublicanFL
Austin ScottRepublicanGA
Phil GingreyRepublicanGA
Tom PriceRepublicanGA
Steve KingRepublicanIA
Tom LathamRepublicanIA
Michael K. SimpsonRepublicanID
Adam KinzingerRepublicanIL
John ShimkusRepublicanIL
Peter J. RoskamRepublicanIL
Randy HultgrenRepublicanIL
Robert J. DoldRepublicanIL
Larry BucshonRepublicanIN
Marlin A. StutzmanRepublicanIN
Todd RokitaRepublicanIN
Todd YoungRepublicanIN
Kevin YoderRepublicanKS
Lynn JenkinsRepublicanKS
Mike PompeoRepublicanKS
Brett GuthrieRepublicanKY
Ed WhitfieldRepublicanKY
Harold RogersRepublicanKY
Bill CassidyRepublicanLA
Charles W. Boustany Jr.RepublicanLA
John FlemingRepublicanLA
Bill HuizengaRepublicanMI
Candice S. MillerRepublicanMI
Dave CampRepublicanMI
Fred UptonRepublicanMI
Mike RogersRepublicanMI
Tim WalbergRepublicanMI
Erik PaulsenRepublicanMN
John KlineRepublicanMN
Michele BachmannRepublicanMN
Billy LongRepublicanMO
Blaine LuetkemeyerRepublicanMO
Sam GravesRepublicanMO
Gregg HarperRepublicanMS
Howard CobleRepublicanNC
Patrick T. McHenryRepublicanNC
Renee L. EllmersRepublicanNC
Virginia FoxxRepublicanNC
Jeff FortenberryRepublicanNE
Lee TerryRepublicanNE
Frank C. GuintaRepublicanNH
Christopher H. SmithRepublicanNJ
Frank A. LoBiondoRepublicanNJ
Jon RunyanRepublicanNJ
Leonard LanceRepublicanNJ
Rodney P. FrelinghuysenRepublicanNJ
Scott GarrettRepublicanNJ
Joseph J. HeckRepublicanNV
Mark E. AmodeiRepublicanNV
Michael G. GrimmRepublicanNY
Peter T. KingRepublicanNY
Richard L. HannaRepublicanNY
Tom ReedRepublicanNY
Bill JohnsonRepublicanOH
Bob GibbsRepublicanOH
James B. RenacciRepublicanOH
Michael R. TurnerRepublicanOH
Patrick J. TiberiRepublicanOH
Robert E. LattaRepublicanOH
Steve ChabotRepublicanOH
Steve StiversRepublicanOH
Frank D. LucasRepublicanOK
James LankfordRepublicanOK
Greg WaldenRepublicanOR
Bill ShusterRepublicanPA
Charles W. DentRepublicanPA
Jim GerlachRepublicanPA
Joseph R. PittsRepublicanPA
Lou BarlettaRepublicanPA
Michael G. FitzpatrickRepublicanPA
Patrick MeehanRepublicanPA
Tim MurphyRepublicanPA
Tom MarinoRepublicanPA
Joe WilsonRepublicanSC
Mick MulvaneyRepublicanSC
Tim ScottRepublicanSC
Trey GowdyRepublicanSC
Kristi L. NoemRepublicanSD
Bill FloresRepublicanTX
Blake FarentholdRepublicanTX
Jeb HensarlingRepublicanTX
Joe BartonRepublicanTX
John Abney CulbersonRepublicanTX
John R. CarterRepublicanTX
K. Michael ConawayRepublicanTX
Kenny MarchantRepublicanTX
Kevin BradyRepublicanTX
Lamar SmithRepublicanTX
Mac ThornberryRepublicanTX
Michael T. McCaulRepublicanTX
Pete OlsonRepublicanTX
Pete SessionsRepublicanTX
Ralph M. HallRepublicanTX
Randy NeugebauerRepublicanTX
Sam JohnsonRepublicanTX
Jason ChaffetzRepublicanUT
Rob BishopRepublicanUT
Bob GoodlatteRepublicanVA
E. Scott RigellRepublicanVA
H. Morgan GriffithRepublicanVA
J. Randy ForbesRepublicanVA
Robert HurtRepublicanVA
Robert J. WittmanRepublicanVA
Cathy McMorris RodgersRepublicanWA
David G. ReichertRepublicanWA
Doc HastingsRepublicanWA
Jaime Herrera BeutlerRepublicanWA
Paul D. RyanRepublicanWI
Sean P. DuffyRepublicanWI
David B. McKinleyRepublicanWV
Shelley Moore CapitoRepublicanWV

Nay89: 55 R · 15 D · 1 L

MemberPartyState
TURNER, Robert L.NY
WEST, AllenFL
MANZULLO, Donald A.IL
KUCINICH, DennisOH
BIGGERT, Judy BorgIL
SCHMIDT, JeanOH
PAUL, Ronald ErnestTX
CRITZ, Mark S.PA
PLATTS, ToddPA
STEARNS, Clifford BundyFL
HOLDEN, Thomas TimothyPA
WALSH, JoeIL
EMERSON, Jo AnnMO
MYRICK, SueNC
LUNGREN, Daniel EdwardCA
BURTON, Danny LeeIN
ANDREWS, Robert ErnestNJ
SCHILLING, BobbyIL
Ed PastorDemocratAZ
Brad ShermanDemocratCA
John GaramendiDemocratCA
Jared PolisDemocratCO
Colleen HanabusaDemocratHI
Donna F. EdwardsDemocratMD
Elijah E. CummingsDemocratMD
Collin C. PetersonDemocratMN
Marcy KapturDemocratOH
Allyson Y. SchwartzDemocratPA
Michael F. DoyleDemocratPA
James R. LangevinDemocratRI
Eddie Bernice JohnsonDemocratTX
Gene GreenDemocratTX
Gwen MooreDemocratWI
Justin AmashLibertarianMI
Don YoungRepublicanAK
Mo BrooksRepublicanAL
Jeff FlakeRepublicanAZ
Dana RohrabacherRepublicanCA
Duncan HunterRepublicanCA
Edward R. RoyceRepublicanCA
Jeff DenhamRepublicanCA
Tom McClintockRepublicanCA
Cory GardnerRepublicanCO
Doug LambornRepublicanCO
Mike CoffmanRepublicanCO
Scott R. TiptonRepublicanCO
Bill PoseyRepublicanFL
Daniel WebsterRepublicanFL
Jeff MillerRepublicanFL
Steve Southerland IIRepublicanFL
Thomas J. RooneyRepublicanFL
Jack KingstonRepublicanGA
Lynn A. WestmorelandRepublicanGA
Paul C. BrounRepublicanGA
Rob WoodallRepublicanGA
Tom GravesRepublicanGA
Raúl R. LabradorRepublicanID
Aaron SchockRepublicanIL
Tim HuelskampRepublicanKS
Thomas MassieRepublicanKY
Steve ScaliseRepublicanLA
Andy HarrisRepublicanMD
Dan BenishekRepublicanMI
Vicky HartzlerRepublicanMO
Steven M. PalazzoRepublicanMS
Walter B. JonesRepublicanNC
Adrian SmithRepublicanNE
Stevan PearceRepublicanNM
Christopher P. GibsonRepublicanNY
Jim JordanRepublicanOH
Tom ColeRepublicanOK
Glenn ThompsonRepublicanPA
Mike KellyRepublicanPA
Jeff DuncanRepublicanSC
Charles J. "Chuck" FleischmannRepublicanTN
David P. RoeRepublicanTN
Diane BlackRepublicanTN
John J. Duncan, Jr.RepublicanTN
Marsha BlackburnRepublicanTN
Scott DesJarlaisRepublicanTN
Stephen Lee FincherRepublicanTN
Louie GohmertRepublicanTX
Michael C. BurgessRepublicanTX
Ted PoeRepublicanTX
Frank R. WolfRepublicanVA
F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.RepublicanWI
Reid J. RibbleRepublicanWI
Thomas E. PetriRepublicanWI
Cynthia M. LummisRepublicanWY

Not Voting34: 10 D · 3 R

MemberPartyState
BARTLETT, Roscoe GardnerMD
BOREN, Daniel DavidOK
BERMAN, Howard LawrenceCA
STARK, Fortney Hillman (Pete), Jr.CA
AKIN, W. ToddMO
SHULER, HeathNC
REYES, SilvestreTX
JOHNSON, Timothy V.IL
SULLIVAN, JohnOK
KISSELL, LarryNC
CRAVAACK, ChipMN
BACA, JoeCA
MACK, Connie, IVFL
COSTELLO, Jerry FrancisIL
ACKERMAN, Gary LeonardNY
LANDRY, JeffLA
ROSS, Michael AveryAR
BONO, MaryCA
PENCE, MikeIN
GONZALEZ, Charles A.TX
AUSTRIA, SteveOH
Raúl M. GrijalvaDemocratAZ
Loretta SanchezDemocratCA
John A. YarmuthDemocratKY
Edward J. MarkeyDemocratMA
Stephen F. LynchDemocratMA
John D. DingellDemocratMI
Ben Ray LujánDemocratNM
Earl BlumenauerDemocratOR
Al GreenDemocratTX
James P. MoranDemocratVA
Devin NunesRepublicanCA
Alan NunneleeRepublicanMS
Kay GrangerRepublicanTX

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