S. 2369 · 110th Congress
A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide that certain tax planning inventions are not…
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A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide that certain tax planning inventions are not patentable, and for other purposes.
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Vitter5 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Provides that tax planning inventions are not patentable. Defines a "tax planning invention" as a plan, strategy, technique, scheme, process, or system to reduce, minimize, avoid, or defer tax liability or to facilitate compliance with tax laws, excluding tax preparation software and other tools or systems used solely to prepare tax or information returns.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Nov 15, 2007
Provides that tax planning inventions are not patentable. Defines a "tax planning invention" as a plan, strategy, technique, scheme, process, or system to reduce, minimize, avoid, or defer tax liability or to facilitate compliance with tax laws, excluding tax preparation software and other tools or systems used solely to prepare tax or information returns.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide that certain tax planning inventions are not patentable, and for other purposes.
Latest action (Nov 15, 2007): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S14492)
Policy area: Commerce · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Nov 15, 2007
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.