,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dbec  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ba1 #bjbj,mrs4  
,murray 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,cornyn7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,f$]al ,food1     
,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act ) respect to !  
li/+ ( pat5ts 9 ! ,orange ,book4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,second ,look at ,drug ,pat5ts ,act (   
#bjbj4  #b4 ,am5dm5ts ,section #eje ( ! 
,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act   
7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cee7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9  
subsection 7b77#a71 9 ! fif? s5t5ce1 by 
ins]t+ 1 subject to ! conditions "u     
subsection 7j77#g77;,a77iii77,,ii7 be+  
met be=e ! p]iod2  7#b7 9 subsection    
7c77#b71 at ! end ( ! ?ird s5t5ce1 by   
ins]t+ subject to ! conditions "u       
subsection 7j77#g77;,a77iii77,,ii7 be+  
met be=e ! p]iod2 &  7#c7 9 subsection  
7j77#g77;,a77iii7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ ,:5   
pat5t & ins]t+ 7,i7 ,:5 pat5t2  7,b7 by 

ins]t+ 1 subject to subclause 7,,ii71   
aft] 1 include2 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end
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include pat5t in=mation on ! li/        
pursuant to subclause 7,i7 if ! foll[+  
conditions are met3 7aa7 ,if ! pat5t has
 be5 issu$ z ( ! date on :i* !          
application is approv$ "u subsection    
7c71 ! sponsor1 )9 #cj days ( ! date (  
su* approval1 %all submit to ! ,"u      
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce = ,intellectual    
,prop]ty & ,director ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
,pat5t & ,tradem>k ,(fice 7ref]r$ to 9  
?is clause z ! ,director7 a notification
 t ! sponsor has fil$ ) ! ,secret>y     
in=mation ab\t ! pat5t z requir$ "u     
subsection 7b77#a7 or 7c77#b71 z        
applicable4  7bb7 ,if ! pat5t is issu$  
aft] ! date on :i* ! application is     
approv$ "u subsection 7c71 ! sponsor1 n 
lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! date on :i* !  
pat5t is issu$1 %all submit to !        
,director a notification t ! sponsor has
 fil$ ) ! ,secret>y in=mation ab\t !    
pat5t z requir$ "u subsection 7c77#b74  

7cc7 ,^u receipt ( a notification "u    
item 7aa7 or 7bb71 z applicable1 !      
,director %all publi%1 n lat] ?an #cj   
days ( su* receipt1 9 ! ,(ficial        
,gazette ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,pat5t &     
,tradem>k ,(fice1 & on an int]net       
website t ! ,director %all e/abli%1     
ma9ta91 & op]ate1 a notification )      
respect to ! pat5t1 reque/+ t any p]son 
t is eligible to file a reque/ describ$ 
9 section #caa7;b7 ( title #ce1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code1 file su* a reque/4  4