Establishes the Patent and Trademark Office as an independent Government agency. Designates the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks as the Chief Officer of the Office.
Declares that the Commissioner shall be appointed to a six-year term of office and shall be removable from office by the President with the consent of the Senate, only for good cause.
Sets forth conforming amendments.
Introduced in Senate
Referred to Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Llama 3.2 · runs locally in your browser
Ask anything about this bill. The AI reads the full text to answer.
Enter to send · Shift+Enter for new line