S. 632 - STRONG Patents Act of 2015
- Sponsor:
- Christopher A. Coons
- Summary:
- A bill to strengthen the position of the United States as the world's leading innovator by amending title 35, United States Code, to protect the property rights of the inventors that grow the country's economy. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has been referred to committee.
STRONG Patents Act of 2015
S. 632 — 114th Congress (2015–2016)
- Summary
- A bill to strengthen the position of the United States as the world's leading innovator by amending title 35, United States Code, to protect the property rights of the inventors that grow the country's economy. (by CRS)
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- Title
- A bill to strengthen the position of the United States as the world's leading innovator by amending title 35, United States Code, to protect the property rights of the inventors that grow the country's economy.
- Other Titles
- STRONG Patents Act of 2015
- Support Technology and Research for Our Nation's Growth Patents Act of 2015
- STRONG Patents Act of 2015
- Sponsor
- Christopher A. Coons
- Co-Sponsors
- Subjects
- Commerce
- Administrative remedies
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Commerce
- Evidence and witnesses
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal preemption
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government information and archives
- Government trust funds
- Intellectual property
- Licensing and registrations
- Small business
- State and local government operations
- User charges and fees
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 3/03/2015 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 3/03/2015 3/03/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 3/03/2015 Introduced in Senate 3/19/2015 Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. 2/25/2016 Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-603. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…
supported this bill
Schools & colleges | $9,075,327 |
Venture capital | $4,972,255 |
Medical Devices & Supplies | $3,959,639 |
Biotech products & research | $1,849,495 |
Small business associations | $392,318 |
Computer components & accessories (split) | |
Electronics manufacturing & services (split) | |
$20,249,034 |
opposed this bill
Republican/Conservative | $14,631,643 |
Real estate agents | $5,692,892 |
Restaurants & drinking establishments | $5,392,834 |
Book, newspaper & periodical publishing | $4,874,297 |
Computer software | $4,556,122 |
Hotels & motels | $3,225,273 |
Residential construction | $2,287,322 |
Advertising & public relations services | $2,137,309 |
Department, variety & convenience stores | $1,941,921 |
Search Engine/Email Services | $1,853,916 |
Food stores | $1,740,226 |
Data processing & computer services | $1,421,778 |
Auto dealers, foreign imports | $1,368,439 |
Auto manufacturers | $1,351,111 |
Cell/wireless service providers | $1,172,188 |
Computer manufacture & services | $903,616 |
Retail trade | $815,174 |
Vendors | $732,416 |
Minority/Ethnic Groups | $612,336 |
Internet & Online Services | $579,662 |
Lodging & tourism | $506,618 |
Marketing research services | $340,293 |
Hosting/Cloud Services | $37,000 |
Consumer groups | $750 |
Computer components & accessories (split) | |
Electronics manufacturing & services (split) | |
$58,175,136 |
Interest groups that opposed this bill gave 187% more as interest groups that supported this bill
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org