Plant Patent Act Compiled Legislative History

Plant Patent Act

Plant Patent Act Compiled Legislative History Report and Analysis, Public Law 71-245, United States Senate Bill No. 4015 Of 1930

Primary Source:

Compiled Legislative History Report and Analysis (PDF)

Select cases cite the Legislative History:

  1. J.E.M. Ag Supply v. Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l, No. 99-1996 , SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, 534 U.S. 124; 122 S. Ct. 593; 151 L. Ed. 2d 508; 2001 U.S. LEXIS 10949; 70 U.S.L.W. 4032; 60 U.S.P.Q.2D (BNA) 1865; 2001 Cal. Daily Op. Service 10239; 2001 Daily Journal DAR 12749; 15 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 29, October 3, 2001, Argued , December 10, 2001, Decided , Summary judgment granted, in part, summary judgment denied, in part by, Motion to strike denied by Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l, Inc. v. Ottawa Plant Food, Inc., 283 F. Supp. 2d 1018, 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17062 (N.D. Iowa, Sept. 29, 2003)
  2. Diamond v. Chakrabarty, No. 79-136 , SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, 447 U.S. 303; 100 S. Ct. 2204; 65 L. Ed. 2d 144; 1980 U.S. LEXIS 112; 206 U.S.P.Q. (BNA) 193, March 17, 1980, Argued , June 16, 1980, Decided
  3. Imazio Nursery v. Dania Greenhouses, 94-1450, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT, 69 F.3d 1560; 1995 U.S. App. LEXIS 31165; 36 U.S.P.Q.2D (BNA) 1673; 135 A.L.R. Fed. 747, November 3, 1995, Decided , Rehearing Denied and In Banc Suggestion Declined January 23, 1996, Reported at: 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 2464.
  4. In re Bergy, Appeal No. 76-712; Appeal No. 77-535., United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 596 F.2d 952; 1979 CCPA LEXIS 277; 201 U.S.P.Q. (BNA) 352, March 29, 1979, Decided; As Amended April 19, 1979
  5. In re Chakrabarty, Appeal No. 77-535., United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 571 F.2d 40; 1978 CCPA LEXIS 316; 197 U.S.P.Q. (BNA) 72, March 2, 1978, Decided
  6. In re Application of Bergy, Patent Appeal No. 76-712., UNITED STATES COURT OF CUSTOMS AND PATENT APPEALS, 563 F.2d 1031; 1977 CCPA LEXIS 113; 195 U.S.P.Q. (BNA) 344, October 6, 1977, Decided , VACATED and Remanded June 26, 1978
  7. Yoder Bros., Inc. v. California-Florida Plant Corp., No. 75-2141, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT, 537 F.2d 1347; 1976 U.S. App. LEXIS 7227; 193 U.S.P.Q. (BNA) 264; 1976-2 Trade Cas. (CCH) P61,047, September 7, 1976 , As Amended November 29, 1976.
  8. In re Greer, Patent Appeal No. 9080, UNITED STATES COURT OF CUSTOMS AND PATENT APPEALS, 484 F.2d 488; 1973 CCPA LEXIS 259; 179 U.S.P.Q. (BNA) 301, September 20, 1973
  9. Ex parte WALTER F. BEINEKE, Appeal 2007-4215 Application 10/919,902 Technology Center 1600, Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, 2008 Pat. App. LEXIS 21, July 31, 2008, Decided
  10. Ex parte WALTER F. BEINEKE, Appeal 2007-3882 Application 10/919,574 Technology Center 1600, Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, 2008 Pat. App. LEXIS 20, July 30, 2008, Decided
  11. Ex parte Kenneth A. Hibberd, Paul C. Anderson and Melanie Barker., Appeal No. 645-91 from Art Unit 331. Application for Patent filed September 4, 1984 Serial No. 647,008. Tryptophan Overproducer Mutants of Cereal Crops., Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, 1985 Pat. App. LEXIS 11; 227 U.S.P.Q. (BNA) 443, August 9, 1985, Heard, September 18, 1985, Decided

Secondary Sources:

  1. Article entitled "The First Plant Patent," by Robert C. Cook, published in the JOURNAL OF THE PATENT OFFICE SOCIETY, Vol. 14, No. 5 (May, 1932);
  2. Article entitled "Plant Patent Queries," by Robert Starr Allyn, published in the JOURNAL OF THE PATENT OFFICE SOCIETY, Vol. 15, No. 3 (March, 1933);
  3. Article entitled "Plant Patents," by Harry C. Robb, published in the JOURNAL OF THE PATENT OFFICE SOCIETY, Vol. 15, No. 10 (October, 1933);
  4. Article entitled "More About Plant Patents," by Robert Starr Allyn, published in the JOURNAL OF THE PATENT OFFICE SOCIETY, Vol. 15, No. 12 (December, 1933); and
  5. Article entitled "Plant Patent Act of 1930: A Sociological History of Its Creation", published in JOURNAL OF THE PATENT & TRADEMARK OFFICE SOCIETY, Vol. 82, Issue 9 (September 2000)

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