legislation: 100-s-2111
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| 100-s-2111 | 100 | s | 2111 | A bill to amend the patent law, title 35, United States Code, to prohibit the patenting of genetically altered or modified animals. | Commerce | 1988-02-29 | 1988-03-14 | Referred to Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks. | Senate | Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR] | OR | R | H000343 | 2 | Amends the patent laws to state that animals changed through engineering technology, including genetic engineering, are not patentable. Revokes any patents previously granted for any such animals. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z |