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 PUBLIC LAW 100-418—AUG. 23, 1988

102 STAT. 1563

(c) RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING UTIUTY OF INTERNATIONAL

CONFERENCE.—The Seminar shall specifically consider the utility of, and make recommendations regarding, a subsequent International Conference on Small Business and Trade that would— (1) help establish linkages between United States small business owners and small business owners in foreign countries; (2) enable United States small business owners to learn how others organize themselves for exporting; and (3) foster greater consideration of small business concerns in the GATT. SEC. 8012. TRADE NEGOTIATIONS.

15 USC 631 note.

It is the sense of the Congress that the interests of the small business community have not been adequately represented in trade policy formulation and in trade negotiations. Therefore, it is the sense of the Congress that the Administrator of the Small Business Administration should be appointed as a member of the Trade Policy Committee and that the United States Trade Representative should consult with the Small Business Administration and its Office of Advocacy in trade policy formulation and in trade negotiations. Further, it is the sense of the Congress that the United States Trade Representative would better serve the needs of the small business community with full-time staff assistance with responsibilities for smedl business trade issues. Further, it is the sense of the Congress that the United States Trade Representative should appoint a special trade assistant for small business. SEC. 8013. PROMULGATION OF REGULATIONS.

15 USC 631 note.

Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation, the Small Business Administration shall promulgate final regulations to carry out the provisions of this title within six months £rfter the date of enactment of this title. SEC. 8014. EFFECTIVE DATE.

15 USC 631 note.

This title shall become effective on the date of its enactment.

TITLE IX—PATENTS Subtitle A—Process Patents SEC. 9001. SHORT TITLE.

This subtitle may be cited as the "Process Patent Amendments Act of 1988". SEC. 9002. RIGHTS OF OWNERS OF PATENTED PROCESSES.

Section 154 of title 35, United States Code, is amended by inserting after "United States" the following: "and, if the invention is a process, of the right to exclude others from using or selling throughout the United States, or importing into the United States, products made by that process,". SEC. 9003. INFRINGEMENT FOR IMPORTATION, USE, OR SALE.

Section 271 of title 35, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

Arendme^rS"* Act of 1988. 35 USC 1 note.

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