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S. 2192: Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement (CREATE) Act of 2004

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S. 2192: Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement (CREATE) Act of 2004

108th Congress · introduced 2004-03-10 · Commerce · Latest: Became Public Law No: 108-453.

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Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2004-03-10 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 108-453. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement (CREATE) Act of 2004

Plain summary

Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement (CREATE) Act of 2004 - Amends Federal patent law to provide that patentability is not precluded on the basis of obviousness where subject matter which qualifies as prior art is developed by a person different from the person claiming the invention if: (1) the claimed invention was made by or on behalf of parties to a joint research agreement that was in effect on or before the date the claimed invention was made; (2) the claimed invention was made as a result of activities undertaken within the scope of the agreement; and (3) the application for patent for the claimed invention discloses or is amended to disclose the names of the parties to the agreement. Defines "joint research agreement" to mean a written contract, grant, or cooperative agreement entered into by two or more persons or entities for the performance of experimental, developmental, or research work in the field of the claimed invention.

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Official text

Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement (CREATE) Act of 2004

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · 7 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 2192, Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement (CREATE) Act of 2004 (2004-05-03); CBO cost estimate: S. 2192, Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement (CREATE) Act of 2004 (2004-05-03)

Cosponsors on this site

Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY)

No linked floor roll calls in our collected records yet. This does not mean the bill has never had a vote. Check the official bill history.

Sources

Record fed-us-cong108-s2192 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108