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To enhance remedies for violations of intellectual property laws, and for other purposes. 5/5/2008--Reported to House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008 - Title I: Enhancements to Civil Intellectual Property Laws - (Sec. 101) Amends federal copyright law to: (1) provide a safe harbor for copyright registrations that contain inaccurate information, unless there was knowledge of the inaccurate information and the inaccuracy of the information, if known, would have caused the Register of Copyrights to refuse registration; (2) provide that copyright registration requirements apply to civil (not criminal) infringement actions; and (3) require courts to issue protective orders to prevent disclosure of seized records relating to copyright infringement. (Sec. 104) Broadens the trademark infringement situations in which treble damages are allowed to include: (1) intentionally [...] show full description
- 05/12/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 05/08/2008 - Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3202-3203)
- 05/08/2008 - On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 410 - 11 (Roll no. 300). (text: CR 5/6/2008 H3067-3074)
- 05/08/2008 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 05/06/2008 - Mr. Conyers moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
show all actions- 05/12/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 05/08/2008 - Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3202-3203)
- 05/08/2008 - On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 410 - 11 (Roll no. 300). (text: CR 5/6/2008 H3067-3074)
- 05/08/2008 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 05/06/2008 - Mr. Conyers moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- 05/06/2008 - Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3067-3078)
- 05/06/2008 - DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4279.
- 05/06/2008 - At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Frelinghuysen objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
- 05/05/2008 - Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 110-617.
- 05/05/2008 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 384.
- 04/30/2008 - Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- 04/30/2008 - Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- 04/14/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
- 03/06/2008 - Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- 03/06/2008 - Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
- 12/13/2007 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- 12/12/2007 - Committee Hearings Held.
- 12/07/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
- 12/05/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2500-2501)
- 12/05/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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