HR 6245
112th Congress
House
Commerce
Civil actions and liability
Computers and information technology
Intellectual property
Legal fees and court costs
Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2012
Introduced: August 1, 2012
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 14, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet.
Aug 1, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Aug 1, 2012
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2012 - Amends federal patent law to allow a court, upon finding that a party does not have a reasonable likelihood of succeeding in an action disputing the validity or alleging infringement of a computer hardware or software patent, to award the recovery of full litigation costs to the prevailing party, including reasonable attorney's fees, other than the United States.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1