S. 3295 · Became law

Public Law 110-313

Official title: “To amend title 35, United States Code, and the Trademark Act of 1946 to provide that the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, shall appoint administrative patent judges and administrative trademark judges, and for other purposes.”

House: voice vote · Senate: without objection
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