GENERAL REVISION OF THE PATENT LAWS

8 HGA

HEARINGS

BEFORE

SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 3

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NINETIETH CONGRESS

ON

H.R. 5924, H.R. 13951, and related

BILLS FOR THE GENERAL REVISION OF THE PATENT LAWS,
TITLE 35 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE, AND FOR OTHER

PURPOSES

APRIL 17, 20, 26, 27; MAY 4, 11, 18, 25; JUNE 1, 8, 1967;
AND FEBRUARY 21, 28, AND 29, 1968

For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office,
Washington, D.C. 20402 - Price $1.75

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Texts of bills:

Page

H.R. 5924 (Mr. Kastenmeier)....

1

H.R. 6043 (Mr. Pepper)

H.R. 6975 (Mr. Edwards of California)}Identical to H.R. 5924

H.R. 7454 (Mr. Giaimo).

330

H.R. 10006 (Mr. Bush).

552

H.R. 10027 (Mr. Casey)-Identical to H.R. 10006

H.R. 11447 (Mr. Broyhill of Virginia)..

558

H.R. 13951 (Mr. Poff)_.

425

Report of the President's Commission on the Patent System-To Promote

the Progress of Useful Arts in an Age of Exploding Technology--.

Hearing dates:

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April 17, 1967..

April 20

April 26.

April 27

May 4

May 11.

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167

195

227

249

May 18.

May 25

June 1.

271

297

325

Bardeen, John, professor, Department of Physics, University of
Illinois_

249

Birkenstock, J. W., vice president, IBM Corp., accompanied by Dewey
Cunningham, patent counsel for IBM Corp--.

256

Braderman, Eugene M., Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Commercial Affairs and Business Activities, accompanied by Harvey Winter and Simon Tucker, Business Practices Division, Department of State_

Brenner, Edward J., Commissioner of Patents..

Browne, Francis C., president, International Patent & Trademark
Association__.

Cairns, Robert W., president, American Chemical Society, accom-
panied by Stephen T. Quigley, director, Office of Chemistry &
Public Affairs, ACS_

Cappello, Henry J., consultant on patent policy to the National Small
Business Association, accompanied by J. P. Perry, president of
Eastern Rotorcraft Co. and chairman of NSBA Patent Policy
Committee; and by Roy A. Patton, Jr., president of Multicon
Division of Franklin National Investment Corp., and a member of
NSBA Patent Policy Committee_.

Giaimo, Hon. Robert N., a U.S. Representative in Congress from the
State of Connecticut, accompanied by Anthony DeLio, patent
lawyer, senior partner of DeLio & Montgomery, New Haven.
Graves, Eben M., president, American Patent Law Association,
accompanied by Frank B. Pugsley, former president, American
Patent Law Association_

Hollomon, J. Herbert, Acting Under Secretary of Commerce, accompanied by Gerald J. Mossinghoff, Director, Office of Legislative Planning, U.S. Patent Office___

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236

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195

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