IN GENERAL.—Not later than the end of the 4-monthperiod beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act,the Director shall report, to the Committee on the Judiciaryof the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Houseof Representatives, the findings and recommendations of theDirector on the operation of prior user rights in selected countriesin the industrialized world. The report shall include thefollowing:(A) A comparison between patent laws of the UnitedStates and the laws of other industrialized countries,including members of the European Union and Japan,Canada, and Australia.(B) An analysis of the effect of prior user rights oninnovation rates in the selected countries.(C) An analysis of the correlation, if any, betweenprior user rights and start-up enterprises and the abilityto attract venture capital to start new companies.(D) An analysis of the effect of prior user rights, ifany, on small businesses, universities, and individualinventors.(E) An analysis of legal and constitutional issues, ifany, that arise from placing trade secret law in patentlaw.(F) An analysis of whether the change to a first-tofilepatent system creates a particular need for prior userrights.(2) CONSULTATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES.—In preparingthe report required under paragraph (1), the Director shallconsult with the United States Trade Representative, the Secretaryof State, and the Attorney Gen
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