Public Law 106-113/Division B/Appendix I

{{SECTION|SEC. 1.|SECTION 1}}. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

 * (a) SHORT TITLE.—
 * This Act may be cited as the ``Intellectual Property and Communications Omnibus Reform Act of 1999´´.


 * (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—
 * The table of contents of this Act is as follows:


 * Sec. 1. Short title; Table of Contents.


 * TITLE I — SATELLITE HOME VIEWER IMPROVEMENT
 * Sec. 1001. Short Title.
 * Sec. 1002. Limitations on Exclusive Rights; Secondary Transmissions by Satellite Carriers Within Local Markets.
 * Sec. 1003. Extension of Effect of Amendments to Section 119 of Title 17, United States Code.
 * Sec. 1004. Computation of Royalty Fees for Satellite Carriers.
 * Sec. 1005. Distant Signal Eligibility for Consumers.
 * Sec. 1006. Public Broadcasting Service Satellite Feed.
 * Sec. 1007. Application of Federal Communications Commission Regulations.
 * Sec. 1008. Rules for Satellite Carriers Retransmitting Television Broadcast Signals.
 * Sec. 1009. Retransmission Consent.
 * Sec. 1010. Severability.
 * Sec. 1011. Technical Amendments.
 * Sec. 1012. Effective Dates.


 * TITLE II — RURAL LOCAL TELEVISION SIGNALS
 * Sec. 2001. Short Title.
 * Sec. 2002. Local Television Service in Unserved and Underserved Markets.


 * TITLE III — TRADEMARK CYBERPIRACY PREVENTION
 * Sec. 3001. Short Title; References.
 * Sec. 3002. Cyberpiracy Prevention.
 * Sec. 3003. Damages and Remedies.
 * Sec. 3004. Limitation on Liability.
 * Sec. 3005. Definitions.
 * Sec. 3006. Study on Abusive Domain Name Registrations Involving Personal Names.
 * Sec. 3007. Historic Preservation.
 * Sec. 3008. Savings Clause.
 * Sec. 3009. Technical and Conforming Amendments.
 * Sec. 3010. Effective Date.


 * TITLE IV — INVENTOR PROTECTION
 * Sec. 4001. Short Title.


 * Subtitle A — Inventors' Rights
 * Sec. 4101. Short Title.
 * Sec. 4102. Integrity in invention promotion services.
 * Sec. 4103. Effective date.


 * Subtitle B — Patent and Trademark Fee Fairness
 * Sec. 4201. Short Title.
 * Sec. 4202. Adjustment of patent fees.
 * Sec. 4203. Adjustment of trademark fees.
 * Sec. 4204. Study on alternative fee structures.
 * Sec. 4205. Patent and Trademark Office Funding.
 * Sec. 4206. Effective date.


 * Subtitle C — First Inventor Defense
 * Sec. 4301. Short Title.
 * Sec. 4302. Defense to patent infringement based on earlier inventor.
 * Sec. 4303. Effective date and applicability.


 * Subtitle D — Patent Term Guarantee
 * Sec. 4401. Short Title.
 * Sec. 4402. Patent term guarantee authority.
 * Sec. 4403. Continued examination of patent applications.
 * Sec. 4404. Technical clarification.
 * Sec. 4405. Effective date.


 * Subtitle E — Domestic Publication of Patent Applications Published Abroad
 * Sec. 4501. Short Title.
 * Sec. 4502. Publication.
 * Sec. 4503. Time for claiming benefit of earlier filing date.
 * Sec. 4504. Provisional rights.
 * Sec. 4505. Prior art effect of published applications.
 * Sec. 4506. Cost recovery for publication.
 * Sec. 4507. Conforming amendments.
 * Sec. 4508. Effective date.


 * Subtitle F — Optional Inter Partes Reexamination Procedure
 * Sec. 4601. Short Title.
 * Sec. 4602. Ex parte reexamination of patents.
 * Sec. 4603. Definitions.
 * Sec. 4604. Optional inter partes reexamination procedures.
 * Sec. 4605. Conforming amendments.
 * Sec. 4606. Report to Congress.
 * Sec. 4607. Estoppel effect of reexamination.
 * Sec. 4608. Effective date.


 * Subtitle G — Patent and Trademark Office
 * Sec. 4701. Short Title.


 * /Title IV/Subtitle G/Chapter 1
 * Sec. 4711. Establishment of Patent and Trademark Office.
 * Sec. 4712. Powers and duties.
 * Sec. 4713. Organization and management.
 * Sec. 4714. Public advisory committees.
 * Sec. 4715. Conforming amendments.
 * Sec. 4716. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.
 * Sec. 4717. Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences.
 * Sec. 4718. Annual report of Director.
 * Sec. 4719. Suspension or exclusion from practice.
 * Sec. 4720. Pay of Director and Deputy Director.


 * /Title IV/Subtitle G/Chapter 2
 * Sec. 4731. Effective date.
 * Sec. 4732. Technical and conforming amendments.


 * /Title IV/Subtitle G/Chapter 3
 * Sec. 4741. References.
 * Sec. 4742. Exercise of authorities.
 * Sec. 4743. Savings provisions.
 * Sec. 4744. Transfer of assets.
 * Sec. 4745. Delegation and assignment.
 * Sec. 4746. Authority of Director of the Office of Management and Budget with respect to functions transferred.
 * Sec. 4747. Certain vesting of functions considered transfers.
 * Sec. 4748. Availability of existing funds.
 * Sec. 4749. Definitions.


 * Subtitle H — Miscellaneous Patent Provisions
 * Sec. 4801. Provisional Applications.
 * Sec. 4802. International applications.
 * Sec. 4803. Certain limitations on damages for patent infringement not applicable.
 * Sec. 4804. Electronic filing and publications.
 * Sec. 4805. Study and report on biological deposits in support of biotechnology patents.
 * Sec. 4806. Prior invention.
 * Sec. 4807. Prior art exclusion for certain commonly assigned patents.
 * Sec. 4808. Exchange of copies of patents with foreign countries.


 * TITLE V — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
 * Sec. 5001. Commission on Online Child Protection.
 * Sec. 5002. Privacy protection for donors to public broadcasting entities.
 * Sec. 5003. Completion of biennial regulatory review.
 * Sec. 5004. Public broadcasting entities.
 * Sec. 5005. Technical amendments relating to vessel hull design protection.
 * Sec. 5006. Informal rulemaking of copyright determination.
 * Sec. 5007. Service of process for surety corporations.
 * Sec. 5008. Low-power television.


 * TITLE VI — SUPERFUND RECYCLING EQUITY
 * Sec. 6001. Superfund Recycling Equity.

Note

 * The publishing of this Act, the ``Intellectual Property and Communications Omnibus Reform Act of 1999´´, was in slip form pursuant to section 112, of title 1, United States Code.


 * The content was originally introduced under prior to its eventual incorporation and enactment as Division B, Appendix I under, (, Nov. 29, 1999, ).

