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 108 STAT. 4990 PUBLIC LAW 103-465—DEC. 8, 1994 (ii) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking "sold or" and inserting sold, offered for sale, or" in the matter preceding clause (i); (iii) in paragraph (4)(A)(ii), by striking **use, or sale" and inserting "use, offer for sale, or sale; (iv) in paragraph (4)(C), by striking "have been sold" and inserting Tiave been offered for sale or sold"; and (v) in paragraph (4)(C), by striking "United States before" and inserting *iJnited States, or imported by the person into the United States, before". (6) Section 292(a) of title 35, United States Code, is amended— (A) by striking '*used, or sold by him" and inserting "used, offered for sale, or sold by such person within the United States, or imported by the person into the United States"; and (B) by striking "made or sold" and inserting "made, offered for sale, sold, or imported into the United States". (7) Section 295 of title 35, United States Code, is amended by striking "sale, or use" and inserting "sale, offer for sale, or use". (8) Section 307(b) of title 35, United States Code, is amended by striking "used anything" and inserting "used within the United States, or imported into the Unitea States, any- thing". 35 USC 154 note. SEC. 534. EFFECTIVE DATES AND APPLICATION. (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the amendments made by this subtitle take effect on the date that is one year after the date on which the WTO Agreement enters into force with respect to the United States. (b) PATENT APPLICATIONS.— (1) IN GENERAL.— Subject to paragraph (2), the amendments made by section 532 take effect on the date that is 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to all patent applications filed in the United States on or after the effective date. (2) SECTION i54(a)(i).— Section 154(a)(1) of title 35, United States Code, as amended by section 532(a)(1) of this Act, shall take effect on the effective date described in subsection (a). (3) EARUEST FILING. —The term of a patent granted on an appHcation that is filed on or after the effective date described in subsection (a) and that contains a specific reference to an earlier application filed under the provisions of section 120, 121, or 365(c) of title 35, United States Code, shall be measured from the fihng date of the earUest filed application. TITLE VI—RELATED PROVISIONS Subtitle A—Expiring Provisions SEC. 601. GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES. (a) EXTENSION OF DUTY-FREE TREATMENT UNDER SYSTEM.— Section 505(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2465(a)) is

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