legislation: 101-s-2169

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101-s-2169 101 s 2169 A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to impose a 5-year moratorium on the granting of patents on genetically altered or modified animals in order to establish a federal regulatory and review process to deal with the economic, environmental, and ethical issues raised by the patenting of such animals. Commerce 1990-02-26 1990-03-16 Referred to Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks. Senate Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR] OR R H000343 0 Amends Federal patent law to declare a five-year moratorium on the granting of patents on genetically altered animals. Exempts from such moratorium animals whose commercialization is subject to a Federal regulatory process which imposes environmental, health and safety, and biomedical ethical standards. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  

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