113 STAT. 1501A-554 PUBLIC LAW 106-113—APPENDIX I "(4) the term 'invention promotion services' means the procurement or attempted procurement for a customer of a firm, corporation, or other entity to develop and market products or services that include the invention of the customer. " (d) RECORDS OF COMPLAINTS.— "(1) RELEASE OF COMPLAINTS.—The Commissioner of Patents shall make all complaints received by the Patent and Trademark Office involving invention promoters publicly available, together with any response of the invention promoters. The Commissioner of Patents shall notify the invention promoter of a complaint and provide a reasonable opportunity to reply prior to making such complaint publicly available. "(2) REQUEST FOR COMPLAINTS.—The Commissioner of Patents may request complaints relating to invention promotion services from any Federal or State agency and include such complaints in the records maintained under paragraph (1), together with any response of the invention promoters.". (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 29 of title 35, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item: "297. Improper and deceptive invention promotion.". SEC. 4103. EFFECTIVE DATE. This subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle shall take effect 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. Subtitle B—Patent and Trademark Fee Fairness SEC. 4201. SHORT TITLE. This subtitle may be cited as the "Patent and Trademark Fee Fairness Act of 1999". SEC. 4202. ADJUSTMENT OF PATENT FEES. (a) ORIGINAL FILING FEE.— Section 41(a)(1)(A) of title 35, United States Code, relating to the fee for filing an original patent application, is amended by striking "$760" and inserting "$690". (b) REISSUE FEE. —Section 41(a)(4)(A) of title 35, United States Code, relating to the fee for filing for a reissue of a patent, is amended by striking "$760" and inserting "$690". (c) NATIONAL FEE FOR CERTAIN INTERNATIONAL APPLICA- TIONS.— Section 41(a)(10) of title 35, United States Code, relating to the national fee for certain international applications, is amended by striking "$760" and inserting "$690". (d) MAINTENANCE FEES. —Section 41(b)(1) of title 35, United States Code, relating to certain maintenance fees, is amended by striking "$940" and inserting "$830". SEC. 4203. ADJUSTMENT OF TRADEMARK FEES. Notwithstanding the second sentence of section 31(a) of the Trademark Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 111(a)), the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office is authorized in fiscal year 2000 to adjust trademark fees without regard to fluctuations in the Consumer Price Index during the preceding 12 months.
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