S.Amdt. 147

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SA 147. Mr. PRYOR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 23, to amend title 35, United States Code, to
provide for patent reform; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows

       At the end of the bill, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. CLARIFICATION OF APPLICABILITY OF TRANSITIONAL
                   PROGRAM FOR COVERED BUSINESS-METHOD PATENTS.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the
     regulations issued pursuant to section 18(b)(1) (relating to
     the transitional program for covered business-method
     patents), shall not apply to any patent that--
       (1) has already completed an ex parte or inter partes
     reexamination by the United States Patent and Trademark
     Office as of the date of enactment of this Act; or
       (2) has already been the subject of a jury verdict of
     validity or invalidity as of the date of enactment of this
     Act.
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