legislation: 100-hr-4970

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100-hr-4970 100 hr 4970 Transgenic Animal Patent Reform Act Commerce 1988-06-30 1988-09-26 Referred to Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks. House Rep. Kastenmeier, Robert W. [D-WI-2] WI D K000020 0 (Measure passed House, amended) Transgenic Animal Patent Reform Act - Amends Federal patent law to declare that it shall not be an act of infringement for a person whose occupation is farming to: (1) reproduce a patented transgenic farm animal through breeding; (2) use it in the farming operation; or (3) sell it or its offspring. Declares that it is an act of infringement for a person to sell the germ cells, semen, or embryos of a patented transgenic farm animal. Authorizes the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks to accept a deposit of biological material to satisfy patent application requirements. Declares that human beings are not patentable subject matter. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  

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