,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bgff  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bb1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,issa 7for himself and ,ms4 ,chu7      
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to make         
improvements to the transitional program
 for covered business method patents1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,stopping the ,offensive ,use of        
,patents ,act or the ,,stop ,act4  #b4  
,improvements to transitional program   
for covered business method patents  7a7
 ,in general ,section #ah of the        
,leahy-,smith ,america ,invents ,act    
7#ce ,u4,s4,c4 #cba note7 is amended--  
7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by striking     
paragraph 7#c72 and  7#b7 in subsection 
7d77#a71 by striking a financial product
 or and inserting an enterprise1 a      
product1 or a4  7b7 ,effective date     
7#a7 ,removal of sunset ,the amendment  
made by paragraph 7#a7 of subsection 7a7

 shall take effect on the date of the   
enactment of this ,act4  7#b7           
,definition of covered business method  
patent ,the amendment made by paragraph 
7#b7 of subsection 7a7 shall apply as if
 included in the enactment of the       
,leahy-,smith ,america ,invents ,act4   
#c4 ,expansion of pro bono program at   
the ,united ,states ,patent and         
,trademark ,office  7a7 ,in general ,the
 ,director of the ,office shall work    
with and support intellectual property  
law associations throughout the ,united 
,states1 within established pro bono    
programs1 to assist financially         
under-resourced resellers1 users1       
implementers1 distributors1 or customers
 of an allegedly infringing product or  
process4  7b7 ,definitions ,in this     
section3  7#a7 ,director ,the term      
,director means the ,under ,secretary of
 ,commerce for ,intellectual ,property  
and ,director of the ,united ,states    
,patent and ,trademark ,office4  7#b7   
,office ,the term ,office means the     

,united ,states ,patent and ,trademark  
,office4