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Legislative Bills and Committee Reports

Bills receiving recent dispositive action in the 105th Congress:

Public Law No. 105-304, formerly H.R. 2281, Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998
House Committee Report on H.R. 2281 (H.Rpt. 105-551 pt. 1)
House Committee Report on H.R. 2281 (H.Rpt. 105-551)
House Conference Report on H.R. 2281 (105-796)

Senate Committee Report on S. 2037 (S.Rpt. 105-190)

Public Law 105-298, formerly S.505, Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act

House Committee Report on H.R. 2589 (H.Rpt. 105-452)

Public Law No. 105-330, formerly S.2193, Trademark Law Treaty Implementation Act

Public Law No. 105-289, formerly H.R. 1197, Plant Patent Act Amendments of 1998

H.R. 3723, United States Patent and Trademark Office Reauthorization Act, Fiscal Year 1999
House Committee Report on H.R. 3723 (H.Rpt.105-52)

H.R. 3891, Trademark Anticounterfeiting Act of 1998
House Committee Report on H.R. 3891 (H.Rpt. 105-650)

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Bills which received no dispositive action in the 105th Congress:

S. 507, The Omnibus Patent Act
Senate Committee Report on S. 507 (S.Rpt. 105-42)

H.R. 400, The 21st Century Patent System Improvement Act
House Committee Report on H.R. 400 (H.Rpt. 105-39)

S.1727, Study on Trademark Rights and Domain Names
S. 1609, Next Generation Internet Research Act of 1998 (contains text of S. 1727)

H.R.567, Madrid Protocol Implementation Act
House Committee Report on H.R. 567 (H.Rpt. 105-199)

S.2191, The Madrid Protocol Implementation Act

H.R. 3163, Trade Dress Protection Act

H.R.2652, Collections of Information Antipiracy Act
House Committee Report on H.R. 2652 (H.Rpt. 105-525)

H.R.3119, A Bill to Amend the Trademark Act of 1946 with Respect to Dilution of Famous Marks

H.R. 2544, Technology Transfer Commercialization Act of 1998
House Committee Report on H.R. 2544 (H.Rpt. 105-620 pt.1)

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