House Proceeding 06-23-08 on Jun 23rd, 2008 :: 1:21:41 to 1:28:43
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John Jr.Conyers: and i'm pleased now to recognize for as much time as he may consume the author of this measure, m the gentleman from massachusetts, william delahunt who has worked tirelessly to makeure that this

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William D. Delahunt: measure arrives on the floor for consideration today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. mr. delahunt: th ank you, mr. chairman, for yielding

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Speech By: William D. Delahunt

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William D. Delahunt: the time. i rise in strong support of 6344. this is an extremely important, bipartisan measure that combines sound judicial policy with rational patent law and good public health policy. the

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William D. Delahunt: bill is aptly named responsive government act. because through its provisions, congress provides the judicial and executive branches with common sense flexibility to ease certain administrative

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William D. Delahunt: requirements which would otherwise result in undue hardship for diligent and well-intentioned individuals and entities. the house has previously passed this proposal in either identical

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William D. Delahunt: or similar language. however, i should note, under a suspension of the rules, however the other body has failed to act in a timely manner but i understand now the other body is prepared

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William D. Delahunt: to proceed expeditiously. let me describe the measure. sections two and three provide the federal courts and the director of the patent and trademark office respectfully with needed emergency

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William D. Delahunt: authority to toll or delay judicial proceedings in the event of a natural disaster or other emergency situation which makes itmpractical for parties, including the united states, to comply with certain

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William D. Delahunt: filing conditions or to the extent deemed necessary, protect the rights and privileges of people affected by certain emergencies or a major disaster. we have all recently and all too often have

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William D. Delahunt: observed how the ravages of natural disasters disr upt the lives of our fellow citizens which can impede the ability to comply with strict statutory deadlines. thus, the responsive government

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William D. Delahunt: act prosides critical flexibility to the courts and the -- provides critical flexibility to the courts and the p.t.o. to help ameliorate the circumstances caused by these situations. finally, section

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William D. Delahunt: 4 provides the p.t.o. director with the discretion to accept an application for a patent term extension filed not later than three days after the expiration of the 60-day period in title

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William D. Delahunt: 35 of the u.s. code, provided the director determines that the delay in filing the application was unintentional. this provision corrects an anomaly in the patent law and provides the p.t.o.

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William D. Delahunt: with the discretion to excuse minor filing errors, discretion it already has in most circumstances. as the p.t.o. has testified to congress in the past, it would bring this provision of law

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William D. Delahunt: in line with over 30 other patent laws and regulations. it would prevent the inappropriate sacrifice of valuable earned patent rights. more importantly, this adjustment would promote

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William D. Delahunt: ld important clinical research that can benefit the lives of seriously ill patients. this provision has the support of leading medical researchers and practitioners across the nation. it

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William D. Delahunt: addresses a particular section of the hatch-waxman anth that provides a patent holder with up to five years of restored patent protection for time lost while awaiting f.d.a. approval . this extra time

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William D. Delahunt: is critical because for many highly innovative medices, as research continues after the drugs have been approved and released to market far particular use, many of these medicines have additional

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William D. Delahunt: potential life-saving uses that would not be discovered without further research. which is made possible by the years of patent protection beyond the drugs's initial releesms i note the presence

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William D. Delahunt: here of our friend the delegate from the virgin islands who i'm sure will speak to this measure, but i would commend to all our colleagues a review of her men tear that appeared some time ago

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William D. Delahunt: de-- of her commentary that appeared some time ago of one particular drug in particular and what it means for medical research and practicing physicians such as herself. by removing the unnecessary

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William D. Delahunt: barriers to medical research, section 4 of this act will promote research intoop modern, safer, and more effective medicines, saving lives and reducing burdening costs to our health care system.

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William D. Delahunt: in closing, i want to commend chairman conyers, ranking member lamar smith, and our distinguished chair of the check chal property committee mr. berman for their outstanding work in preparing

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William D. Delahunt: the responsive government act of 2008 and urge that my colleagues approve this helpful and necessary measure. with that i yield back my time to the chair. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman

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William D. Delahunt: yields. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. lungren: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. lungren: i rise in support of h.r. 6344,

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Daniel E. Lungren: the responsive government act of 2008 and urge my colleagues to adopt it today. there are three major departments -- components to the bill. first, the legislation authorizes federal courts

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Speech By: Daniel E. Lungren