Plant Patent Amendment Act of 1998
Official title: “To amend title 35, United States Code, to protect patent owners against the unauthorized sale of plant parts taken from plants illegally reproduced, and for other purposes.”
Earlier name of the bill: “Plant Patent Amendments Act of 1998”.
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How it passed
The Senate passed it without objection on October 15, 1998. No individual votes are recorded.
The House passed it by voice vote on October 16, 1998. A voice vote records no individual votes.
It became law on October 27, 1998.
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