legislation: 103-s-1854

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103-s-1854 103 s 1854 Patent Term and Publication Reform Act of 1994 Commerce 1994-02-11 1994-03-25 Referred to Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks. Senate Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] AZ D D000185 0 Patent Term and Publication Reform Act of 1994 - Provides for a 20-year patent term, beginning from the date that the application is filed. (Under current law, a patent term runs for 17 years from the date the patent is granted.) Provides for the publication of a patent application 18 months after its filing. Specifies that patents for designs may be granted for terms of three years and six months, seven years, or 17 (currently, 14) years, as the applicant elects in the application. 2025-08-26T13:52:40Z  

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