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2000 SESSION
HB 709 Attorneys; practice of patent law.
Introduced by: Kenneth R. Plum | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Attorneys; practice of patent law. Deletes the provision that allows limited admission to the Virginia State Bar for the practice of patent, trademark and copyright cases. This statute was originally enacted to allow limited admission to the Virginia State Bar for the practice of patent, trademark and copyright cases when there was a residency requirement for membership in the Virginia State Bar. Such a residency requirement no longer exists. This bill grandfathers persons who are admitted for this limited practice as of July 1, 2000, and adds a requirement for compliance with the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Rules of the Supreme Court. The word "trademark" is deleted because only patent prosecution requires registration to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and copyright and unfair competition cases are not handled by that Office.
FULL TEXT
- 01/21/00 House: Presented & ordered printed 007241888 pdf
- 03/09/00 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB709ER) pdf
- 04/10/00 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0355) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/21/00 House: Presented & ordered printed 007241888
- 01/21/00 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/24/00 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 2
- 02/03/00 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (23-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/00 House: Read first time
- 02/08/00 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/09/00 House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/00 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/00 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/10/00 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/10/00 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/23/00 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/00 Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/00 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/00 Senate: Read third time
- 02/25/00 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/00 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/00 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB709ER)
- 03/13/00 House: Enrolled
- 03/13/00 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/15/00 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/03/00 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 355 (effective 7/1/00)
- 04/10/00 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0355)