S. 2192 · 108th Congress · enacted
Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement (CREATE) Act of 2004
Became Public Law No: 108-453.
Latest official action 2004-12-10 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
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.
Congressional Research Service · 2004-03-10
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Cosponsor
Chuck Grassley
Senate · IA · Republican
$57,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Charles E. Schumer
Senate · NY · Democratic
$139,375PAC receipts · 2025–2026
7 of 7 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
BEYOND FINANCE EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordFASPAC FAREWAY STORES INC PAC$10,000
Chuck Grassley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHUMANA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTHE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND$7,500
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordDOW INC. PAC (DOWPAC)$6,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC)$5,000
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAXON ENTERPRISE INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Chuck Grassley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCENCORA, INC. PAC$5,000
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordDLA PIPER LLP (US) POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DLA PIPER PAC)$5,000
Chuck Grassley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordEBAY INC-COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE INTERNET COMMERCE, (EBAY PAC)$5,000
Chuck Grassley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordELI LILLY AND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordERICSSON INC. U.S. EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('ERICSSON PAC')$5,000
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$5,000
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordMOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC. PAC$5,000
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordPUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC. ASSOCIATES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Chuck Grassley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE$5,000
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordUNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION EMPLOYEE PAC - USAA EMPLOYEE PAC$5,000
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordWORKING FOR OHIO$5,000
Chuck Grassley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordBAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$3,500
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordGE VERNOVA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$3,500
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordNASDAQ, INC. PAC (NASDAQ PAC)$3,500
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$3,000
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordSALT RIVER VALLEY WATER USERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT COMMITTEE ( SRPPIC)$3,000
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordAECOM PAC$2,500
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$2,500
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,500
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,500
Chuck Grassley · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION PAC (ASHA PAC)$2,500
Chuck Grassley · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordATLAS AIR WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,500
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordCOLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,500
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordDEERE & COMPANY PAC (AKA JOHN DEERE PAC)$2,500
Chuck Grassley · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordDELTA AIR LINES PAC$2,500
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordINSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (IRI PAC)$2,500
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION AND MARINE RETAILERS ASSOCIATION BOAT PAC$2,500
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordPARSONS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,500
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordSAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,500
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordSANTANDER HOLDINGS USA INC. PAC (SANTANDER US PAC)$2,500
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordSOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,500
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordSTEPTOE LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,500
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordSUNRUN INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SUNRUN PAC)$2,500
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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