INNOVATION AND PATENT LAW
SUBCOMMITTEE ON COURTS, CIVIL LIBERTIES,
AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NINETY-EIGHTH CONGRESS
H.R. 3285, H.R. 3286, and H.R. 3605
INNOVATION AND PATENT LAW REFORM
MARCH 28, APRIL 26, AND JUNE 6, 27, 1984
Printed for the use of the Committee on the Judiciary
U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
SUBCOMMITTEE ON COURTS, CIVIL LIBERTIES, AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
ROBERT W. KASTENMEIER, Wisconsin, Chairman
JACK BROOKS, Texas
ROMANO L. MAZZOLI, Kentucky
MIKE SYNAR, Oklahoma
PATRICIA SCHROEDER, Colorado
DAN GLICKMAN, Kansas
BARNEY FRANK, Massachusetts
BRUCE A. MORRISON, Connecticut
HOWARD L. BERMAN, California
CARLOS J. MOORHEAD, California
HENRY J. HYDE, Illinois
MICHAEL DEWINE, Ohio
THOMAS N. KINDNESS, Ohio
HAROLD S. SAWYER, Michigan
MICHAEL J. REMINGTON, Chief Counsel
GAIL HIGGINS FOGARTY, Counsel
DAVID W. BEIER, Counsel
DEBORAH LEAVY, Counsel
THOMAS E. MOONEY, Associate Counsel
JOSEPH V. WOLFE, Associate Counsel
Hon. Robert W. Kastenmeier, a U.S. Representative in Congress from the
State of Wisconsin...........
Cape, Ronald E., chairman, Cetus Corp., Emeryville, CA..............
Dorsen, Norman, professor of law, New York University School of Law......
Prepared statement
Haddad, William F., president and chief executive officer of the Generic
Industry Association...
Lewis, Robert J., representing the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Association
Prepared statement on behalf of Lewis A. Engman, president, Pharma-
ceutical Manufacturers Association.....
Schwartz, Herbert, lecturer in law, University of Pennsylvania School of Law.
Prepared statement
Stafford, John R., president, American Home Products.
D. Statement by the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Indus-
trial Organizations to the House Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liber-
ties, and the Administration on Justice, Committee on the Judiciary on
H.R. 3605, Generic Drug-Patent Term Restoration dated June 27, 1984
E. Fitzpatrick, James F., Arnold & Porter, letter to Hon. Robert W. Kasten-
meier dated July 23, 1984 (on behalf of the "Research Coalition").
F. Engman, Lewis A., President of the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers,
letter to Hon. Robert W. Kastenmeier dated July 20, 1984......
G. Schuyler, William E., Jr., prepared statement (on behalf of the "Research
Coalition")..
H. Lipson, Jack of the Arnold & Porter, memorandum dated July 5, 1984
(accompanied by a letter from Norman Dorsen to Robert W. Kasten-
meier, dated July 3, 1984).
L. Memorandum of Laurence H. Tribe Regarding the Constitutional Issues
Posed by Section 202 of the Patent Extension Provisions of H.R. 3605
and S. 2748.....
M. Testimony of U.S. Representative Lawrence Coughlin, Patent Law
Reform Submitted to the Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and
the Administration of Justice, dated June 26, 1984.....
N. Kostmayer, Peter H., Coughlin, Lawrence, McDade, Joseph M., of the
Congress of the United States, letter to Peter W. Rodino, Jr. dated July
23, 1984.
7. Sokal, Allen M., of Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner,
letter to David Beier, Assistant Counsel on the Subcommittee on
Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice, dated July
31, 1984.
A. (1) Statement on Behalf of Division 14 Patent, Trademark and Copyright
Law, District of Columbia Bar, Regarding the Patent Term Restoration
Bill-Prepared by Charles L. Gholz, Barry L. Grossman, Helen M.
McCarthy, Joseph M. Potenza, Edward M. Prince, Watson T. Scott,
Robert G. Weilacher
(2) Western Union Mailgram to Peter W. Rodino, dated June 15, 1984.
(3) Western Union Mailgram to Peter W. Rodino, dated June 15, 1984.
(4) Law Offices of Synnestverdt & Lechner from Elliott Jr., William H.,
to Hon. Peter W. Rodino, Jr. dated July 19, 1984 ..
(5) Pravel, B. R. President of the American Intellectual Property Law
Association, letter to Hon. Robert W. Kastenmeier dated July 11,
(6) Goodman, Alfred N., Chairman of the Patent, Trademark and Copy-
right Law Section, letter to Hon. Robert W. Kastenmeier dated July
16, 1984....
(7) Lipson, Jack of the Arnold & Porter, letter to David Beier, Esq.,
Counsel, dated July 19, 1984.......
(8) Bremer, Howard W., Patent Counsel of the Wisconsin Alumni Re-
search Foundation, letter to Hon. Robert W. Kastenmeier dated July
16, 1984...
(9) Oddis, Joseph A., Executive Vice President, of the American Society
of Hospital Pharmacists, letter to Hon. Peter Rodino dated July 6,
1984
(10) Ruggieri, Nicholas L., Manager, Washington Affairs of the Johnson
& Johnson, letter to Hon. Peter W. Rodino, Jr., dated July 30, 1984.....
(11) Hughes, Peter W., Legislative Counsel of the American Association
of Retired Persons of 26 years of service, letter to Hon. Peter W.
Rodino, Jr., dated June 26, 1984..
(19) Brickfield, Cyril F., of the American Association of Retired Persons,
letter to Hon. Robert W. Kastenmeier, dated August 3, 1984
(20) Marcy, Willard, of The American Institute of Chemists, Inc., letter to
Hon. Robert W. Kastenmeier dated September 14, 1984..
(21) Boyle, J. Patrick, Government Affairs Counsel of the United Fresh
Fruit and Vegetable Association, letter to Hon. Robert W. Kasten-
meier dated September 20, 1983..
(15) Clayman, Jacob, President, of the National Council of Senior Citi-
zens, letter to Hon. Peter Rodino, Jr., dated June 20, 1984.
(16) Warden, Dick, Legislative Director of the International Union,
United Automobile Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of
America-UAW, dated August 2, 1984.
(17) Welsh, William B., Director of Legislation of the American Federa-
tion of State, County and Municipal Employees, letter to Representa-
tive Kastenmeier dated August 2, 1984.....
(18) Hughes, Peter W., Legislative Counsel of the American Association
of Retired Persons, letter to Hon. Robert W. Kastenmeier dated
August 2, 1984.
(22) Barreto, Hector, President of The United States Hispanic Chamber
of Commerce, letter to Hon. Peter W. Rodino, Jr., dated August 6,
(23) Lord, Edward A.R., M.D., Chairman of the Board of Trustees, letter
to Robert W. Kastenmeier, dated October 15, 1983.
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